Newby Wiske is a village and

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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the Hambleton district 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. It is situated on the

River Wiske The River Wiske is a tributary of the River Swale in Yorkshire, England. The Wiske gives its name to several villages it passes through. The name Wiske is derived from an Old English word ''wisca'' meaning a water meadow. It was once known as t ...

, about five miles north-west of

Thirsk Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England known for its racecourse; quirky yarnbomber displays, and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. History Archeological fin ...

History

The village has always belonged to the manor of

Kirby Wiske Kirby Wiske is an English village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire. It lies beside the River Wiske, about north-west of Thirsk. History The village appears in the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' as Kirkebi in the Allerton ...

. The manor was split between the ''de Maunby'' and ''de Holtby'' families in the 13th and 14th century. Later records show the manor passing to the ''Saltmarsh'' family. In the 16th century the manor was passed to the ''Willey'' family, whose descendant married into the ''Reveley'' family of Northumberland.

Governance

The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It lies within the Thorntons ward of Hambleton District Council and Sowerby electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council.

Geography

The nearest settlements to the village are

South Otterington South Otterington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the A167 road south of Northallerton and on the east bank of the River Wiske. History ''Otterinctune'' in the ''Allerto ...

to the east and

Maunby Maunby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles south of Northallerton and on the River Swale The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, whi ...

to the south-west. It stands on the east bank of the

. The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 216. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 174 of which 142 were over the age of sixteen years and of these 81 were in employment. There were 81 dwellings of which 40 were detached.

Religion

There used to be Methodist Chapel in the village erected in 1814.

Notable buildings

Newby Wiske Hall is a

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

country house on the western edge of the village. The oldest parts of the building appear to date from 1693, but most of the current structure was built in the 19th century. It was used as a training centre by North Riding Constabulary from 1954, and in 1976 it became the headquarters of the succeeding police force,

North Yorkshire Police North Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. As of September 2018 the force had a strength of 1,357 police officers, 127 ...

. The force intends to move its headquarters to Alverton Court (the former offices of the

Rural Payments Agency The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Prior to Brexit, the RPA delivered the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers and trade ...

) in nearby

Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increase ...

, with the move completed by 2017. North Yorkshire Police sold the Newby Wiske Hall site, which consists of the original country house and a number of later buildings, in March 2017. The new owners are activity holiday company PGL.

Solberge Hall Hotel Solberge Hall Hotel near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, is a Georgian house of historical significance. It was built in 1824 by John Hutton, a local landowner. It remained in the Hutton family for about one hundred years and was then purc ...

is a Georgian house of historical significance that was built in 1824.

Notable residents

Sir Hugh Smithson was born at Newby Wiske Hall in 1714.

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