Ainderby Steeple is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

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, England. Ainderby Steeple is situated on the A684 approximately south-west of the county town of

Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire ...

, and to the immediate east of

Morton-on-Swale Morton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A684 road about west of the county town of Northallerton. It is less than to the village of Ainderby Steeple. As the name suggests it lies on the River ...

History

The toponymy of the village is derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

personal name of ''Eindrithi'' and the word ''bi'' for farm with the addition of the Anglian word ''stēpel'' for steeple, giving ''Eindrithi's farm with a steeple''. The village is mentioned twice in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

of 1086 as ''Eindrebi''. Some of the lands were part of the manor of Northallerton at the time of the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

which was held by

Edwin, Earl of Mercia Edwin (Old English: ''eadwine'') (died 1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on Ælfgār's de ...

. After Edwin's rebellion of 1071, it became Crown property (indeed, the only Crown property in the entire Land of Count Alan). Most of the other land was in the manor of Ellerton-on-Swale, with land held by Thorkil and Ulfkil before the Norman invasion, and Ansketil of Forneaux afterwards. The Funeaux family are recorded as lords of the manor until the early 14th century, when

Geoffrey le Scrope Sir Geoffrey le Scrope (1285 – 2 December 1340) was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench for four periods between 1324 and 1338. Life He was the son of Sir William le Scrope, who was bailiff to the earl of Richmond in R ...

bought the lands. The manor continued to be owned by his descendants, albeit with a couple of incidents when the Crown took possession, until 1517 when the eleventh Lord Scrope had no male heir. The manor was divided among his children, and ended up in the possession of Robert Roos by way of the Strangeway family. By the 19th century claims to the manor had fallen into abeyance.

Governance

The village is in the

Richmond and Northallerton Richmond and Northallerton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Rishi ...

UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the

Hambleton District Hambleton was a local government district in North Yorkshire, England. The administrative centre was Northallerton, and the district included the outlying towns and villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley, and Easingwold. The di ...

, it is now administered by the unitary

North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county coun ...

Geography

The village lies on the A684 road between Northallerton and the A1M motorway. It is less than a mile from the

River Swale The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, which becomes the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse, that empties into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The river gives its name to Swaledale, the valley throu ...

. How Beck, a tributary of the Swale has its source on the southern outskirts of the village. The

River Wiske The River Wiske is a tributary of the River Swale in Yorkshire, England. The Wiske gives its name to several villages it passes through. The name Wiske is derived from an Old English word ''wisca'' meaning a water meadow. It was once known as t ...

lies to the east of the village. The villages of

and Thrintoft are within a mile. The highest point in the village is . The parish boundary to the west of the village extends to the outskirts of Morton-on-Swale and runs roughly north to south from a half mile north of the village to the south of Green Hills farm. The eastern boundary is formed by the

just one mile away and extends from just north of Barstow Hall farm to the outskirts of Warlaby. The northern boundary runs slightly north eastwards a half a mile from the A684. The neighbouring parishes consist of

Yafforth Yafforth is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England about west of Northallerton. The village lies on the B6271 road between Northallerton and the village of Scorton, North Yorkshire, Scorton. The parish had a population of 174 ...

Romanby Romanby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is situated south-west of and contiguous with Northallerton, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 6,051, increasing to 6,177 at the 2011 Census. History The ...

, Thrintoft, Morton-on-Swale and Warlaby. The Wensleydale Railway Association that runs from Redmire to Leeming Bar, was extended to run just to the north of the village to the

East Coast Main Line The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between its northern terminus at and southern terminus at . The key towns and cities of , , , , and are on the line. The line is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Grea ...

just to the west of Northallerton. Two level crossings were constructed in the village.

Demography

The 2001 UK Census showed that the population was split 48.8% male to 51.2% female. The religious constituency was made of 82.1% Christian and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 97.5% White British, 1.75% White other and 1.05% Indian British. There were 121 dwellings. The 2011 UK Census showed the population was split 48.7% male to 51.3% female. The religious constituency was made of 82.6% Christian, 0.3% Buddhist and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 98.3% White British with the rest consisting of 0.3% each White Irish, White Other, Mixed White/Asian and Black British. There were 136 dwellings.

Community and culture

Ainderby Steeple CE Primary is in the catchment area of

Northallerton School Northallerton School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England. The school is located over two sites on Brompton Road and Grammar School Lane. His ...

, which provides secondary education and sixth form facilities. The school is on Station Road in Morton-on-Swale. The village is mainly residential with one public house.

Religion

The Church of St Helen's dates from the 14th century. The parish registers start in 1668. It was Grade I listed in 1970 and was renovated in the 15th and 19th centuries.

Notable buildings

Howden Bridge over the River Wiske on the eastern boundary of the parish is a

scheduled ancient monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage, visu ...

References

External links

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