Yorkshire on Tuesday 11 November 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 11 November 1641: At Martinmas, Henry Best starts cutting willow at Elmswell (Driffield) to make farm implements
- 11 November 1696: On communicating with Nathaniel Johnston, hidden historian of Yorkshire
- 11 November 1918: George Ellison of Richmond Hill, Leeds, is the last British soldier to be killed in action in the First World War
- 11 November 1918: On Armistice Day, Dr Trevor ApSimon (38) deserts the Pontefract men of 6th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment and rides to Maubeuge to make up for lost time
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 07:19-16:11, zenith 11:45
- Moon: set 13:35 rise 22:06, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 07:24-16:16, zenith 11:50
- Moon: set 13:41 rise 22:11, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 07:25-16:12, zenith 11:48
- Moon: set 13:43 rise 22:06, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 07:22-16:17, zenith 11:49
- Moon: set 13:38 rise 22:12, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 07:22-16:13, zenith 11:48
- Moon: set 13:40 rise 22:08, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Martin of Tours – Martinmas, alcoholics, beggars, horse-riders, geese ! White cakes and ale (Bedell 1847) 🗩 If the geese at Martin’s Day stand on ice, they will walk in mud at Christmas (Inwards 1893)
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