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Hawnby
Hawnby is a small crossroads village and civil parish in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The village is about north-west of Helmsley. History The village is mentioned twice in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Halmebi'' in the ''Allerton'' hundred. It was part of the Thornton-le-Moor manor and records local landowners to be '' Fredegaest'' and ''Ulf''. After the Norman invasion, the lands passed to the King and were granted to Robert Malet. Hawnby became the first village in England to have all of the buildings switch from normal lights to dark-skies friendly lighting in an effort to cut light pollution. Both the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks were awarded dark-sky status in 2020. Governance The village is in the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is in the Kirkbymoorside electoral division of North Yorkshire Council. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale. Geography The village sits at the junction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints' Church, Hawnby
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Hawnby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally built in the 12th century, but was largely rebuilt in the early 15th century, only the tower and south wall of the nave being retained. In 1873, the church was restored by William Henry Crossland, his first known restoration. He also added a porch and replaced the south doorway. The church was grade II* listed in 1955. The church is built of sandstone and limestone, and has roofs of Welsh and Westmorland slate. It consists of a three-bay (architecture), bay nave with a south porch, and a two-bay chancel. On the west gable is a bellcote. Most of the windows have two lights with trefoils above, while the east window has three lights and is Perpendicular Gothic in style. Inside, there is a small remnant of what may have been the Norman tower arch, including a Capital (architecture), capital with a carving of a human head. There is an octagonal baptismal font ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arden Mill
Arden Mill is a historic building near Hawnby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A mill associated with St Andrew's Priory may have existed in 1189 was recorded in 1536; it may have been on the site of the current mill. The present building, a water-powered cornmill, may be late Mediaeval, but it was refurbished in the early 18th century. It was repaired and the machinery was altered around 1850 by the miller, William Megginson. The mill stopped working in 1912, but its machinery survives almost intact, and the building was grade II* listed in 2006. The mill was damaged by flooding in 2007; it has been partially repaired but is on the Heritage at Risk Register. The water-powered cotton mill is in stone with a pantile roof. There is a single storey and three bays, and the smoke bay of the former miller's house to the north. The southern bay contains the waterwheel in a pit, with a culverted tailrace to the east. In the roof are two cruck trusses, and the smoke bay con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arden Hall
Arden Hall is a historic building near Hawnby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was built in the 1680s on the site of St Andrew's Priory, although it may contain remnants of an earlier building. The south wing was added in the 1700s by the Tancred family, and the house was further extended in the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the northeast wing was added, and the original section was extended. Near the end of the 19th century, it was purchased by the Earl of Mexborough as a second home. In 1958, their main home, Methley Hall, was demolished, and some of its fixtures were moved to Arden Hall. The house was grade II* listed in 1955. The house is built of sandstone, with projecting quoins, floor bands, and roofs of stone slate, Welsh slate and Westmorland slate, with gable coping and shaped kneelers. It has three storeys, the top storey a later addition, a front range of seven bays, and rear cross-wings. The central doorway has a divided fanlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Rye, Yorkshire
The River Rye in the English county of North Yorkshire rises just south of the Cleveland Hills, east of Osmotherley, and flows through Hawnby, Rievaulx, Helmsley, Nunnington, West and East Ness, Butterwick, Brawby, and Ryton, before joining the River Derwent at near Malton. The river valley ( dale) gave its name to the Ryedale shire district, which extends southwest into the Vale of Pickering along the River Derwent. Course The river rises at Rye Head near Snilesworth Lodge on Snilesworth Moor in the Cleveland Hills and collects the River Seph which flows along Bilsdale. It passes Rievaulx Abbey and enters the Vale of Pickering at Helmsley. In its eastward course from Helmsley, the Rye receives the River Dove from Farndale which has previously added the Hodge Beck from Bransdale. Hodge Beck is partly swallowed by the limestone aquifer in Kirkdale and issues again further down the valley. Kirkbymoorside is on the River Dove which, like Hodge Beck has a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Mexborough
Earl of Mexborough, of Lifford in the County of Donegal, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 11 February 1766 for John Savile, 1st Baron Pollington, Member of Parliament for Hedon and New Shoreham. He had already been created Baron Pollington, of Longford in the County of Longford, on 8 November 1753, and was made Viscount Pollington, of Ferns in the County of Wexford, at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Lincoln in the House of Commons. His son, the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for Pontefract for many years. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl. He represented Gatton and Pontefract in Parliament as a Conservative. His son, the fifth Earl, was High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1877. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the sixth Earl. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Yorkshire (district)
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former Non-metropolitan district, districts: Craven District, Craven, Hambleton District, Hambleton, Borough of Harrogate, Harrogate, Borough of Scarborough, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby District, Selby. The non-metropolitan county has an area of , and, with the City of York and the boroughs of borough of Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), forms the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is governed by North Yorkshire Council. History The non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority area on 1 April 2023, following the merger of the above boroughs and districts as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boltby
Boltby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park at , and about north-east of Thirsk. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 143. There are nine grade II listed structures in Boltby including a bridge over Gurtof Beck. #Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Manor House, built in the mid 19th century, is situate west of the village. History Boltby is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Boltebi'' in the ''Yalestre'' hundred. After the Norman invasion, the land was owned by ''Hugh, son of Baldric''. He granted Lordship of the local manor to ''Gerald of Boltby''. Previously the Lord of the manor was ''Sumarlithi, son of Karli''. Fewer than five new houses have been built in the village in the 20th century, giving a total of 43 in 2005. The eastern part of the Boltby was affected by flooding in 2005 when Gurtof Beck overflowed and damaged or destroyed buildings. Local reports were of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary, Queen Of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was List of Scottish monarchs, Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne. During her childhood, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland was governed by regents, first by the heir to the throne, James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, and then by her mother, Mary of Guise. In 1548, she was betrothed to Francis II of France, Francis, the Dauphin of France, and was sent to be brought up in Kingdom of France, France, where she would be safe from invading Kingdom of England, English forces during the Rough Wooing. Mary Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Francis, Dauphin of France, married Francis in 1558, becoming queen consort of France from his accession in 1559 until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mary Entry of Mary, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley
John Wesley ( ; 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a principal leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day. Educated at Charterhouse School, Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford, Wesley was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1726 and ordination, ordained as an Anglican priest two years later. At Oxford, he led the "Holy Club", a society formed for the purpose of the study and the pursuit of a devout Christian life. After an unsuccessful two-year ministry in Savannah, Georgia, he returned to London and joined a religious society led by Moravian Church, Moravian Christians. On 24 May 1738, he experienced what has come to be called his evangelical conversion. He subsequently left the Moravians and began his own ministry. A key step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Most are members of national or regional Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, one of the largest Christian bodies in the world, and the world's third-largest Christian communion. When united and uniting churches, united churches in the Anglican Communion and the breakaway Continuing Anglican movement were not counted, there were an estimated 97.4 million Anglicans worldwide in 2020. Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The provinces within the Anglican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Byland
Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Maine, United States People *Old (surname) Music *OLD (band), a grindcore/industrial metal group * ''Old'' (Danny Brown album), a 2013 album by Danny Brown * ''Old'' (Starflyer 59 album), a 2003 album by Starflyer 59 * "Old" (song), a 1995 song by Machine Head *"Old", a 1982 song by Dexys Midnight Runners from ''Too-Rye-Ay'' Other uses * ''Old'' (film), a 2021 American thriller film *''Oxford Latin Dictionary'' *Online dating *Over-Locknut Distance (or Dimension), a measurement of a bicycle wheel and frame See also *Old age *List of people known as the Old *''Old LP'', a 2019 album by That Dog * * *Olde, a list of people with the surname *Olds (other) Olds may refer to: People * The olds, a jocular and irreverent online nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stokesley
Stokesley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, on the River Leven, North Yorkshire, River Leven. An Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of the same name stretches south to Great Broughton, North Yorkshire, Great Broughton and had a population at the 2021 Census of 6,180. Stokesley is about two miles south of the Middlesbrough (borough), Middlesbrough borough boundary and eight miles south of Middlesbrough town centre. Stokesley is between Middlesbrough, Guisborough, and Northallerton, in a farming area. Local attractions nearby include Great Ayton, Captain Cook's monument, and Roseberry Topping in the North York Moors National Park. From 1894 to 1974, the town was one of the North Riding of Yorkshire's Stokesley Rural District, rural district head towns. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
