Kirk Deighton is a village and

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in the county of

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, England. It is situated north-west of

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and near the

A1(M) A1(M) is the designation given to a series of four separate motorway sections in the UK. Each section is an upgrade to a section of the A1, a major north–south road which connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capita ...

motorway. The village was in the

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, and

Wetherby Rural District Wetherby was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Wetherby. It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and split between two new districts. The parishes of Bard ...

, until 1974, and is now 0.5 mile north of the border between

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and

. The civil parish extends east of the A1(M) and north to the

River Nidd The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. It rises in Nidderdale at Nidd Head Spring on the slopes of Great Whernside. In its first few miles it has been dammed three times, creating Angram Rese ...

. It includes the hamlet of Ingmanthorpe, and

Wetherby Services Wetherby Services is a motorway service area north of Wetherby on the A1(M) motorway in northern England. It opened in September 2008, and the hotel (a 126-bed Days Inn hotel, the first major hotel in the north of the town) opened later. The se ...

on the motorway. The civil parish had a population of 484 in the 2011 Census.

History

Kirk Deighton and its church (

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) were mentioned in the

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. The name of the village derives from Kirk (meaning church) and ''Dĩc-tūn''; a town surrounded by a moat or ditch. At the 2001 Census, the population of the village was 386, which by the 2011 Census had risen to 484. In 2015,

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estimated the population to be 500. Historically, the village and parish were in the Wetherby Rural District and the

Wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of ...

of Claro. In 1974, the village was moved into North Yorkshire (from the

). From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the

Borough of Harrogate The Borough of Harrogate was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Harrogate, but it also included surrounding settlements, including the cathedral ...

, it is now administered by the unitary

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Architecture

The most architecturally notable building in the village is

, the main structure of which dates between the 12th and 14th century. Kirk Deighton Hall is a late 18th century private residence situated off Mark Lane and is Grade II listed. Main Street has a mixture of buildings dating from the 16th to the 19th century. There are some twentieth century council houses on Wetherby Road as well as some twentieth century private houses on Ashdale Lane.

Amenities

The village has a church, a public house, a football club and club house, a cricket club that plays in the Nidderdale League and a village hall. Kirk Deighton amenities serve residents of the

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and Badgerwood areas of north-east Wetherby. Bay Horse at Kirk Deighton

The Bay Horse public house in the centre of the village was originally two, the Bay Horse and The Grey Hound until they were converted into one pub, taking the Bay Horse name. The community centre was built in the mid-1970s, but fell into disrepair. It was demolished in 2012 and part of the land on which it stood was sold for housing raising funds for a new village hall, which was officially opened on the 8 September 2013.

Kirk Deighton Site of Special Scientific Interest

Within the village is Kirk Deighton SSSI, a

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that is home to a population of Great Crested Newts (''Triturus cristatus''). The site is situated off Lime Kiln Lane and was designated in 2000. It is not publicly accessible.

Transport

Wetherby services Wetherby Services is a motorway service area north of Wetherby on the A1(M) motorway in northern England. It opened in September 2008, and the hotel (a 126-bed Days Inn hotel, the first major hotel in the north of the town) opened later. The se ...

is centred on the

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junction 46, serving the village and north Wetherby. It was built during the upgrade of the A1

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to motorway standard. Kirk Deighton is served by route 8,

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to Wetherby, and route X80, Wetherby to

Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England. It is east of Harrogate and was in the Borough of Harrogate until April 2023. History The Knaresborough Hoard, the largest hoard of ...

Sport

Kirk Deighton has a football club; Kirk Deighton Rangers who play on Barr Field, and a Cricket club; Kirk Deighton Cricket Club who play on Mark Lane.

Education

Kirk Deighton was endowed with a free school by a gift in the will of

Sir Hugh Palliser Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the 58-gun HMS ''Eagle'' he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun ''Duc d'Aquitain'' off Ushant in May 1757 dur ...

. It was rebuilt in 1846, and again in 1893, becoming had a

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voluntary controlled primary school. The school closed in 1991. The building is now a private residence. The closest primary school is Deighton Gates in Wetherby and the closest secondary school is

Wetherby High School Wetherby High School (formerly Wetherby Secondary Modern School) is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school located in the Hallfield area of Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The school is run by the City of Leeds Local Educati ...

, however as these lie across the border in West Yorkshire it is more common for children in Kirk Deighton to be educated in Spofforth and Knaresborough.

Notable people

Roger Manners Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (6 October 1576 – 26 June 1612) was the eldest surviving son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and his wife, Elizabeth ''née'' Charleton (d. 1595). He travelled across Europe, took part in military c ...

, fifth earl of Rutland, was born in the village *Admiral Sir

Hugh Palliser Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the 58-gun HMS ''Eagle'' he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun ''Duc d'Aquitain'' off Ushant in May 1757 du ...

, 1st Bart, (22 February 1722 – 19 March 1796) was born in the village. He was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the

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and the

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. *Doctor Reverend Myra Shackley, was incumbent vicar at Kirk Deighton between 2009 and 2015

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