Knayton is a small village in
North Yorkshire
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, England. It is located north of
Thirsk
Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby.
History
Archeological finds indicate there was a settlement in Thirsk aro ...
just off the
A19. It is linked with the hamlet of
Brawith, approximately away to the west.
History
The village is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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as having four households, of meadowland, and 75 ploughlands. The name of the village derives from an
Old English
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personal name (Cēngifu), and the Old English word ''tūn'' meaning town.
The Dog and Gun public house faces the village green and the village hall, whilst the village school, Knayton Church of England Academy, is on the western side of the A19. The school was rated as ''Outstanding'' by Ofsted in 2017, and again under another inspection in 2022.
There is also a caravan park and bus stop but no scheduled public service, just buses for schoolchildren. Knayton is also the home of The Hillside Rural Activities Park (HRAP) with a cricket pitch, three tennis courts, two football pitches, and is the home of Borrowby show. In 2012 The Willowman Festival was held on the park. There is no church in the village, the nearest is at Leake, further north along the A19.
Knayton forms part of the
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 ...
of
Knayton with Brawith
Knayton with Brawith is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The parish includes the village of Knayton and the hamlet of Brawith. Knayton with Brawith can be accessed from the A19. Within the village of Knayton, there a ...
. At the
2001 Census, the parish had a population of 326, dropping to 318 at the
2011 Census. In 2015,
North Yorkshire County Council
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estimated the population of the village and parish to be 310.
The village is part of the
Thirsk and Malton Constituency.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of
Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary
North Yorkshire Council
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.
See also
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Listed buildings in Knayton with Brawith
References
External links
Knayton WebsiteHillside Rural Activities ParkMap of the village
Villages in North Yorkshire
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