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Thornton-le-Street
Thornton-le-Street is a village and parochial and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor and Thornton-le-Street for District purposes. As the population remained less 100 at the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to have been 90. Thornton-le-Street is situated about north of Thirsk and about south-east of the county town of Northallerton. The whole village is within the site of the old medieval village and designated and Ancient Monument under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. It is located between the west bank of the Cod Beck and the A168 road between Thirsk and Northallerton. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Torentun'' in the ''Allerton hundred''. The manor was the possession of Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton-le-Moor
Thornton-le-Moor is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, situated equidistantly from the towns of Thirsk and Northallerton. History The Romans built two roads from a camp to the south at Thornton-le-Street. The modern A168 roughly follows the route of one road towards Northallerton before it headed to a fort at '' Cataractonium'' ( Catterick). The village name means the "thorn-tree settlement on the moor" derived from the Old English, ''þorn'' meaning a hawthorn tree, ''tūn'', a farmstead and ''mōr'', marsh or barren upland. Recorded as Torentun in the 11th century and Thornton in Mora or Thornton super Moram from the 13th to the 15th centuries, the village was probably held before the Norman Conquest of England by Edmund but by 1086 was recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as belonging to Robert Malet. The manor consisted of five carucates. It was divided into three fees. In the late-13th century two carucates belonged to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cod Beck, North Yorkshire
Cod Beck is a river in North Yorkshire, England. It has a catchment area of . The river extends for from above Cod Beck Reservoir at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors through Thirsk and on to join the River Swale at Topcliffe. Cod Beck has a long history of flooding Thirsk and a feasibility study completed in April 2005 recommended additional flood defences and upstream storage. In 2011, a proposed flood defence scheme in Thirsk was cancelled due to the Environment Agency having its budget cut by 41%. The name Cod Beck is a derivative of Cold Beck, where beck is smaller than a river; the stream runs deep between banks, so is always fairly cool. Cod fish are not found in fresh water. Settlements ''from source'' *Osmotherley * Ellerbeck * Foxton *Kirby Sigston *Thornton-le-Street * North Kilvington * South Kilvington *Thirsk * Sowerby *Dalton Dalton may refer to: Science * Dalton (crater), a lunar crater * Dalton (program), chemistry software * Dalton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A168 Road
The A168 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from Northallerton to Wetherby, acting as a local access road for the A1(M). History The majority of it was built during A1 upgrades as parts of it between Dishforth and Walshford are originally part of the old A1 southbound carriageway until it was upgraded to the A1(M) several feet to the west. The original route ran from Topcliffe to Northallerton, the current southern section of the A167. Route Heading northwards, it begins at the roundabout with the A659 (''Wattlesyke'' for Collingham) near junction 45 of the A1(M). This section of road was built when the A1 was improved to A1(M) in the Bramham to Wetherby section of the A1 Darrington to Dishforth scheme which was completed in December 2009. At Sweep Farm it follows the route of the former A1. It meets the eastern terminus of the A58 at a roundabout, and follows the former A1 Wetherby bypass across the River Wharfe, built in 1959. It runs next to the motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Yorkshire County Council
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is the county council governing the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire; an area composing most of North Yorkshire in England. The council currently consists of 90 councillors. The council is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. The headquarters of the council is county hall in Northallerton. In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan county will be reorganised into a unitary authority. The county council will be abolished and its functions transferred to a new authority, North Yorkshire Council. History The council was formed in 1974 when North Riding County Council was abolished. The council occupies County Hall at Northallerton. As a County Council, it is a "top-tier" system that has the responsibility for social care, education and roads. Until 31 March 2023 other functions are the responsibility of seven district councils. Governan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire .... It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Leonard's Church, Thornton-le-Street - Geograph
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South Otterington
South Otterington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the A167 road south of Northallerton and on the east bank of the River Wiske. History ''Otterinctune'' in the ''Allerton hundred'' is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The manor was split between Egelfride and Haldor at the time of the Norman invasion and subsequently passed to the Crown. Part of the manor was granted to Robert Brus, whose family held it until 1242 when it was granted to Byland Abbey who held it until the dissolution. Another part of the manor was granted to the Fossard family who held it until 1279 when it was passed to Richard Malbiche. At some point in the early 17th century, most of the lands of the manor were in the possession of the Talbot family of Thornton-le-Moor. The name is probably from Old English relating to a person named Otter and the suffix ''tun'' meaning settlement. The village had a station on the North Eastern Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kilvington
South Kilvington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Cheluitun'' in the ''Yarlestre'' hundred. The entry refers to the area around North Kilvington that was owned by Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invasion and then granted to the Crown. During the 13th century, the lands became the demesne of Roger de Mowbray and around 1637, after many lands had been divided, the lord of the manor was Sir Arthur Ingram. Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland was supposedly killed here in 1489 by a mob of protesters against taxation.''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed 4 December 2010 Thornbrough House in the parish of South Kilvington was home to Matthew Carter who died there in 1666 at the reported age of 112. His life would have spanned the reigns of six monarchs from Mary I to Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upsall
Upsall is a hamlet in and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately four miles north-east of Thirsk. Upsall is part of the Upsall and Roxby estates owned by the Turton family. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 60 in 2014. History The village is mentioned in two entries of the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Upsale'' in the ''Yarlestre'' hundred. Lands at the time of the Norman invasion were in the possession of ''Earl Waltheof'', but soon passed to the Crown from whence it was granted to '' Count Robert of Mortain''. Some of the land was held for him by ''Richard of Soudeval''. The lands passed to Robert de Mowbray, for whom the local Upsall family held the manor until 1327 when they were sold to Geoffrey Scrope. For a short while, the estates were Crown property before being granted to John Farnham in 1577. Thereafter, the lands passed through the Constable family to the Turtons in 1768. The name Upsall is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knayton
Knayton is a small village in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Thirsk just off the A19. It is linked with the hamlet of Brawith, approximately 1 mile away. ThDog and Gunpublic house faces the village green and the village hall. There is also a caravan park and bus stop but no scheduled service. Knayton is also the home of The Hillside Rural Activities Park (HRAP) with a cricket pitch, 3 tennis courts, 2 football pitches and is the permanent home of Borrowby show. In 2012 The Willowman Festival was held on the park. Knayton forms part of the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ... of Knayton with Brawith. External links Knayton Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrowby, Hambleton
Borrowby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated halfway between Thirsk and Northallerton, about north of York, in the Vale of Mowbray, a low-lying agricultural landscape shaped by the last glaciation, that lies between two national parks, the North York Moors to the east and the Yorkshire Dales to the west. Borrowby is one of the so-called Hillside Villages and can be found towards the eastern fringe of the vale where the land begins to rise to the moors. The village is said to be of Danish origin (ending –by) when it was some kind of stronghold. It was then mentioned in the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' and other early records under various spellings of "Berghby" meaning 'village on a hill'. This exposed location has always been good for growing orchards as the hill tops escaped the glacial debris and cannot be reached by the flood plains of the river, the Cod Beck. Borrowby was once part of the parish of Leake, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
