Nether Silton is a village and

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in the

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, England. It lies east of

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, on the border of the

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national park. During 1870–72 Nether Silton was described as, "a chapelry in Leake parish, N. R.

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; 6½ miles E of Northallerton r. station. Post town, Thirsk. Real property, £1,702. Pop. 178. Houses, 45." by John Marius Wilson, ''

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''.

Then and now

Boundary classification and growth

Historically areas were classified into Ancient Counties, alternatively known as

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, Nether Silton was within the county of

. These Ancient Counties were then separated further, Nether Silton was within the North Riding of Yorkshire. Areas were then separated into Poor Law Union/ Registration district, Nether Silton came under

. Nether Silton then became part of

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, an Ancient District. Then formed part of a Registration sub-District under

. Then became a

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under the area of

. Again, continued to be part of

under

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. Previously part of Leake

, Nether Silton became a parish in its own right in 1866. The only growth in the area was in 1934, an increase of to , through gaining part of Leake. A graph showing the changing population of Nether Silton

A graph showing the changing population of Nether Silton

Demographics

In 1881 the total population occupying Nether Silton was 176, consisting of 96 males and 80 females. The changing population graph of Nether Silton, shows that since 1881 the population of those living in the village has continued to decrease. According to data from the Census the population in 2001 was 93, consisting of 44 males and 49 females. 55% of the population are aged 45 years and above and the mean age of the population is 46.6 years. Therefore, from the demographic statistics, Nether Silton has a declining population and also an emerging ageing population. A graph showing the occupational structure of Nether Silton in 1881

A graph showing the occupational structure of Nether Silton in 1881

This now appears to have all changed with the 2011 census measuring the population at 276.

Employment

In 1881, 36 out of the 44 males were employed in agriculture, therefore the dominant occupation. During the same period of time, the majority of females occupations are not specified. According to data obtained from the 2001 Census employment was equally divided between extractive and manufacturing industries (agriculture, fishing, hunting, forestry, quarrying, mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas and water supply), and

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(transport, retail, hotel, catering, property, storage, public administration and defence, finance, communication, education, health and social work). Agriculture is now grouped under manufacturing industries so the number of those employed in agriculture is unknown. But with the area's history of agriculture dominating employment for males it is probable that agriculture is an employer to some extent in Nether Silton. Therefore, when summarising the 2001 census data, it would be correct to say that agriculture no longer dominates employment as it did in 1881, as residents are now moving into jobs within the service sector. A graph showing the number of houses in Nether Sitlon

A graph showing the number of houses in Nether Sitlon

Housing

From the graph showing the changing number of houses in Nether Silton, the number of houses in the village has varied only slightly and remained constantly low. In 1881 the number of houses was 40, and in 2001 the number of houses remained at 40. Although there has not always been the same number of houses in the area, there have only been minor fluctuations in the total number of houses.

Church

All Saints Church in Nether Silton serves the Leake Parish. In 1812 the church was rebuilt and in 1878 it was enlarged. The altar rails may originate from HMS Dreadnought. The stained glass windows in the church are in remembrance of the Scaife family, who originally came from the area of

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in North Yorkshire and were known as the Mowbray Scaifes. All Saints Church is part of the Imperial War Museum Project. The adjacent photo shows a Roll of Honour, War Memorial on display at the church, for those who served in the

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and

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Public house

Gold Cup Inn is located in the centre of Nether Silton, it is now under new ownership and has been refurbished.

Education

There used to be a school in Nether Silton, but it closed in the 1980s due to lack of pupils.

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County Primary School in

is the closest primary school, away and the closest secondary school is Allertonshire School away, located in

Public transport

The closest railway stations are

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, , and

Thirsk railway station Thirsk railway station is on the East Coast Main Line and serves the town of Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. It is down the line from and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is THI. The statio ...

, away. There is no

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that serves the area.

References

External links

Nether Silton website
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