Crambe is a village and

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in the

Ryedale Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inha ...

district of

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, England. It is near the River Derwent and south-west of Malton. The population as of the 2011 census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. The village is located in the Howardian Hills

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. The father of the renowned mathematician

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was born in the village.

History

Crambe is mentioned in the ''

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'' as "Cranbone" in the Bulford Hundred. There were two manors of land in the parish at that time. One belonged to ''Sumarlithi, son of Karli'', which was passed to the King and then to Robert Brus, and the other to Earl Waltheof, which was given to Count Robert of Mortain following the execution in 1076 of the Earl. The lands have also been in the ownership of Walter Percehay, before both areas of land being joined at some time in the sixteenth century. From that time, the land has been owned by Thomas Bamburgh (of Howsham); Sir John Wentworth and his descendants to 1741; thence to the Cholmely family and to

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. The name of the village is derived from the

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word ''crumb'', meaning "''a bend in the river''". The village was served by Howsham railway station on the

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between 1845 and 1849, though it is shown as "Crambe station" on Moule's 1850s maps of North and East Yorkshire.

School

The school at Crambe was built by local landowner Colonel Cholmley of Howsham in 1841 and is a Grade II

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. The small single storey building was one of many erected by the Colonel and his wife during the 19th century, such as the Cholmley School in

Whitby Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Clif ...

, the family's old seat. The Cholmley's are related to the ancient family of Cholmondeley in Cheshire. The school is no longer in use.

Governance

Crambe is part of the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It lies within the

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 Boo ...

and

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 hund ...

electoral district of North Yorkshire County Council. It is also part of the Ryedale South West ward of Ryedale District Council.

Geography

The village is at an elevation of above sea level, lies from the

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and within a bend in the

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. The nearest settlements to Crambe are Kirkham to the north-east; Whitwell-on-the-Hill to the north-west; Barton Hill to the south-west and Howsham to the south. It is also near

Kirkham Priory The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey. Th ...

, Howsham Hall, and

Castle Howard Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, within the civil parish of Henderskelfe, located north of York. It is a private residence and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. ...

Religion

The village church, dedicated to St Michael, was originally built in the Norman period and partially restored at a later date.

References

External links

Crambe.net

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and area in 1807 at

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; by

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Crambe Beck Bridge in 1805; by

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