Coordinates: 54°20′02″N 1°25′44″W / 54.334°N 1.429°W / 54.334; -1.429

Hambleton District
—  District  —
Official logo of Hambleton District Coat of Arms of the District Council
Shown within North Yorkshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative county	North Yorkshire
Founded
Admin. HQ	Northallerton
Government
• Type	Hambleton District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Conservative
• MPs:	William Hague, Anne McIntosh
Area
• Total	506 sq mi (1,311 km2)
Area rank	14th
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	87,600
• Rank	Ranked 265th
• Density	170/sq mi (67/km2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode
ISO 3166-2
ONS code	36UC
OS grid reference
NUTS 3
Ethnicity	99.2% White
Website	hambleton.gov.uk

Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold.

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the urban district of Northallerton with Bedale Rural District, Easingwold Rural District, Northallerton Rural District, and part of Thirsk Rural District and Croft Rural District, all in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

The district is named after the Hambleton Hills, part of the North York Moors National Park, on the eastern edge of the district. This area is the subject of a national habitat protection scheme as articulated in the United Kingdom's Biodiversity Action Plan.

Geography[link]

View of the Hambleton Hills and Cowesby

Hambleton covers an area of 1,311.17 km² most of which, 1,254.90 km², is green space.^[1] The district is named after the Hambleton Hills, part of the North York Moors National Park, on the eastern edge of the district. This area is the subject of a national habitat protection scheme as articulated in the United Kingdom's Biodiversity Action Plan.

Towns[link]

• Bedale
• Easingwold
• Northallerton
• Thirsk

Population Size
1. Northallerton
2. Thirsk
3. Bedale
4. Easingwold

Demographics[link]

Firby Hall, Bedale

Cod Beck Weir, Thirsk

In 2007 Hambleton had an estimated population of 86,900 an increase of 3.2% on the population of 84,200 recorded in the 2001 UK census.^[2] In the 2001 census 83% of respondents identified their religion as Christians above the national average for England which was 71.74%. No other religion accounted for more than 0.2% of the population with the next two largest groups of respondents where those with no religion, at 10.40%, and who did not state a religion, at 6.14%.^[3]

Energy policy[link]

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas^[4] showed that housing in Hambleton produced the 8th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,242 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling. Whilst this has come under some scrutiny, it is important to remember that due to the remote nature of the councils parishes (Great Langton, Scorton etc.) carbon emissions are likely to be high.

See also[link]

• Energy efficiency in British housing

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hambleton

• Hambleton District Council

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Nicky Hambleton-Jones (born February 24, 1971^[1]) is a South African fashion stylist and former television presenter, best known for hosting the Channel 4 makeover show 10 Years Younger.

Biography[link]

Hambleton-Jones was born in Pretoria, South Africa, the daughter of a geologist and a teacher (both of English descent). She gained a degree in dietetics and attended medical school for two years and then began working as a hospital dietician, before starting her own private practice. She changed careers and took a one-year business course, before moving to London in 1996, where she worked in the City as a marketing consultant. After being made redundant for the third time, two weeks before her thirtieth birthday,^[2] Hambleton-Jones decided to pursue a career in fashion. In May 2001 she founded the personal stylist consultancy NHJ Style. Based on the success of this, in 2008, Nicky launched the NHJ Style Academy which runs courses for men and women who want to pursue a career in personal styling.

She is known for her trademark glasses, she recently launched her own eyewear range NHJ Eyewear.

Her most recent venture is an anti-ageing portal Look & Feel Younger, which aims to provide men and women with the latest products, treatments and interviews with leading cosmetic professionals in the UK.

Television career[link]

In 2003, she was contacted by C4, who had seen her website and were interested in screentesting her for a new makeover show called 10 Years Younger. Although initially rejected because of her South African accent, she was later hired and presented the programme until 2009. During the first series she was criticised in the press for her harsh, unsympathetic manner, which she claims was due to the show makers wanting her to portray a "strict school ma'am" persona.

Bibliography[link]

Hambleton-Jones has published four books, one on fashion and beauty, one on nutrition, and one on making over your entire life. She also regularly styles magazine photoshoots, and has various endorsement deals.

• Top to Toe: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Who You Want to Be
• "10 Years Younger" in 10 Days
• "10 Years Younger" Nutrition Bible
• How To Look Gorgeous

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nicky Hambleton-Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• 10 Years Younger Channel 4 website
• DML management page for Nicky

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