Sicklinghall 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 ...

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, England that is situated between the town of

Wetherby Wetherby () is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds district, West Yorkshire, England, close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately from Leeds City Centre, from York and from Harrogat ...

( to the east) and the village of

Kirkby Overblow Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall and the east of Leeds Bradford International Airport. It ha ...

. In 2007 the population was recorded as 300, increasing to 336 at the 2011 Census. The village is surrounded by granges; on the eastern side lie Skerry Grange and Sicklinghall Grange and on the western Addlethorpe Grange. Sicklinghall Grange is set in a estate, it is the UK residence of racehorse owner, Sir Robert Ogden. However the 'big house' is

Stockeld Park Stockeld Park is a Grade-I listed country house and estate situated between the towns of Wetherby and Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which is now the home of Peter (a great-grandchild of Robert John Foster) and Susie Grant. The estate spa ...

, a Grade I-listed palladian villa that sits at the heart of a 2,000-acre estate and is home to the Grant family. Stockeld Park

History

The village is referred to in the

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as "Sidingale", in the

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of Burghshire in the

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, and the lord and tenant in chief is noted as the King. In Kirkby's Inquest (1284-5) the village is referred to as Siclinghalle; in the Knights' Fees of 1302 it is Sykelynghall, and in the Nomina Villarum (1316) it is written Sigglinghall. There has been a school in the village of Sicklinghall since at least 1850 when Mrs Fenton Scott of Woodhall built a single storey school house. There is a Roman Catholic

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situated by the Church of the Immaculate Conception and

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

dating from 1852 to the south of the village.

Public buildings and amenities

The village has two churches; St Peter's (Church of England), and the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic). There is a

pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

called ''The Scott's Arms'', a primary school and a village hall. There are ponds at either end of the village. Sicklinghall has a range of equestrian-related centres in and around the village's centre, with the Sicklinghall Park livery located in the village centre, and Hill Croft Farm Riding Stables located about west of the village on the road towards Kirkby Overblow.

Sports teams

Sicklinghall has a cricket team playing in the local Wetherby Cricket League. The ground is situated at the top of the village, the club having moved from nearby Stockeld Park in 2002. In 2016 an arson attack on the cricket club destroyed the pavilion. File:St. Peter's Church, Sicklinghall (9th August 2017) 002.jpg, St. Peter's Church File:Church of the Immaculate Conception, Sicklinghall (9th August 2017) 001.jpg, Church of the Immaculate Conception File:Convent of the Immaculate Conception, Sicklinghall (9th August 2017) 001.jpg, Convent of the Immaculate Conception File:Scotts Arms, Sicklinghall (9th August 2017) 002.jpg, Scotts Arms File:Sicklinghall Community Primary School (9th August 2017) 001.jpg, Sicklinghall Community Primary School

Celebrities

Former

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

and

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

manager

David O'Leary David Anthony O'Leary (born 2 May 1958) is a football manager and former player. His managerial career began at Leeds United, subsequently managing Aston Villa. He most recently worked as the manager of Al-Ahli Dubai. The majority of his 20-yea ...

is a resident of Sicklinghall. Sir Robert Ogden the racehorse owner currently resides in Sicklinghall.

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