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Claxton, North Yorkshire
Claxton is a village and part of the Claxton & Sand Hutton civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A64 road and north-east of York. History The village is mentioned twice in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Claxtorp'' in the ''Bulford hundred''. The manor was split between ''Ligulf'' and ''Arnger and Gospatric, son of Arnketil'' before the Norman invasion. Afterwards the parts of the manor were passed to the Crown and Count Robert of Mortain who made Nigel Fossard lord of the manor. The Crown gifted some of the manor to St Mary's Abbey until the dissolution when it was granted to Thomas Bamburgh of Foston. It was held by the family until 1857 when it became the property of the lord of Sand Hutton manor. The origin of the name of the village is uncertain. It could be from an Old Norse name of ''Clacc'' or ''Klakk''. It could also be from the Old English word ''Clacc'' meaning ''hill or peak'' with the ''-tun'' suffix for settlement. A We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Abbey, York
The Abbey of St Mary is a ruined Benedictine abbey in York, England and a scheduled monument. History Once one of the most prosperous abbeys in Northern England,Dean, G. 2008. ''Medieval York''. Stroud: History Press. p. 86 its remains lie in what are now the York Museum Gardens, on a steeply-sloping site to the west of York Minster. The original church on the site was founded in 1055 and dedicated to Saint Olaf. After the Norman Conquest the church came into the possession of the Anglo-Breton magnate Alan Rufus who granted the lands to Abbot Stephen and a group of monks from Whitby. The abbey church was refounded in 1088 when the King, William Rufus, visited York in January or February of that year and gave the monks additional lands. The following year he laid the foundation stone of the new Norman church and the site was rededicated to the Virgin Mary. The foundation ceremony was attended by bishop Odo of Bayeux and Archbishop Thomas of Bayeux. The monks moved to York f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harton, North Yorkshire
Harton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ..., England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census, so the details are included in the civil parish of Barton-le-Willows. However, in 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 80. References Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{ryedale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaxton, North Yorkshire
Flaxton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A64 between York and Malton. The village lies entirely within a Conservation Area as defined by Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas Act) 1990. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Flaxtune'' in the ''Bulford'' hundred. At that time it was part of the manor of ''Foston'' and was in the possession of Earl Morcar, but passed to Count Alan of Brittany by 1086. The etymology of the name is taken from Old English meaning ''settlement where flax is made''. In 1807 a lead box containing around 300 Saxon silver coins was discovered in a field near the village. Flaxton was served by Flaxton railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1930. Governance The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency). It is also within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand Hutton
Sand Hutton is a village and civil parish which forms the larger part of the Claxton and Sand Hutton grouped parish council, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about north-east of York. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Hottune'' in the ''Bulford hundred''. Before the Norman invasion the manor was shared between ''Sprot'' and ''Gospatric, son of Arnketil''. Afterwards they were split between the Crown and ''Hugh, son Baldric'' who installed ''Wulfbert of Hutton'' as lord of the manor. The latter part of the manor passed eventually to the Mowbray family until 1604 when the title became unused. The other part of the manor was in the possession of the Percy family of Kildale in the early 13th century. Other families that had possession included the Grays of York and the Thwaite family. The manor was once owned by an eccentric Englishman, Sir James Walker, 2nd Baronet, Sir Robert Walker, baronet, Bt. He had his own Sand Hutton Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Hutton
Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about north by north-east of York. History The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Hotun'' in the Bulford hundred. Before the Norman invasion the manor was split between several land owners. Those named included ''Ligulf'', ''Northmann'', ''Thorkil'', ''Thorsten'' and ''Thorulf''. Afterwards some of the land was retained by the Crown and other portions given to Count Robert of Mortain who installed Nigel Fossard as lord of the manor. Soon after this, the land was in the possession of the Bulmer family. Bertram de Bulmer built the first castle in the village during the reign of King Stephen. After the civil war between Stephen and Matilda, the castle and manor were seized by the Crown before being held for the king by the Mauley family. The manor eventually came into the possession of the Neville family in the 14th century until 1480, when it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovingham
Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about south of Kirkbymoorside. History The name 'Hovingham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Hovingham''. The settlement lay within the ''Maneshou'' hundred. The lands at the time of the Norman invasion belonged to Orm, son of Gamal. After the invasion, the lands were granted to Hugh, son of Baldric. The name 'Hovingham' means 'the village of Hofa's people'. There is evidence of Roman activity around the village which sat on the Malton to Aldburgh road in those times. During the construction of Hovingham Hall gardens, a Roman bath, tesselated pavement and other artefacts were uncovered. The village had a station on the Thirsk and Malton branch of the North Eastern Railway. Governance The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is also part of the Hovingham & She ... [...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. 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 known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foston, North Yorkshire
Foston is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 263. Details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. It is situated close to the A64 road and is approximately north-east from York. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Fostun" in the Bulford hundred. At the time it was the possession of Earl Morcar, but had passed to Count Alan of Brittany by 1086. It was also recorded that there was a church here. The etymology of the name is from Old Scandinavian meaning "Fotr's settlement". Governance The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ryedale South West ward of Ryedale District Council. Geography According to the 1881 UK Census the population was 99. Local council estimates the current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamburgh Baronets
The Bamburgh Baronetcy, of Howsham in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I .... It was created on 1 December 1619 for William Bamburgh, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1607 to 1608. The title became extinct on the early death of his younger son, the third Baronet, in 1631. Bamburgh baronets, of Howsham (1619) *Sir William Bamburgh, 1st Baronet (died 1623) *Sir Thomas Bamburgh, 2nd Baronet (1607–1624) *Sir John Bamburgh, 3rd Baronet (1613–1631) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bamburgh Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Fossard
Nigel Fossard (sometimes Niel Fossard;Page (ed.) "Parishes: Hinderwell" ''History of the County of York: North Riding: Volume 2'' died after 1120) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who held the honour of Mulgrave in Yorkshire and by virtue of that is considered the feudal baron of Mulgrave. Life Fossard came from the western part of Normandy.Keats-Rohan ''Domesday People'' pp. 302–303 Fossard held lands of Robert, Count of Mortain in the Domesday survey of 1086. In all, Fossard held 58 carucates and 6 bovates of land in Yorkshire from Robert, which before the Norman Conquest had been owned by Ligulf.Williams ''English and the Norman Conquest'' p. 67 Throughout all three ridings of Yorkshire, Fossard's holdings amounted to over 500 carucates. His landholdings were only in Yorkshire, however. Fossard and another tenant of Robert of Mortain, Richard de Sourdeval, held the majority of the count's lands in Yorkshire.Walker "Fossard family" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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