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South Kilvington is a village and
St Wilfrid's church is thought to date from the reign of Henry III though Saxon cross fragments found in the churchyard indicate there may have been an older structure on the site. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
civil parish
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in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire
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, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north 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
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History
The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book
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'' as ''Cheluitun'' in the ''Yarlestre'' hundred. The entry refers to the area around North Kilvington that was owned by Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invasion and then granted to the Crown. During the 13th century, the lands became the demesne of Roger de Mowbray and around 1637, after many lands had been divided, the lord of the manor was Sir Arthur Ingram
Sir Arthur Ingram (ca. 1565 – 1642) was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1610 and 1642. The subject of an influential biography, he has been celebrated for his "financial ...
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Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
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was supposedly killed here in 1489 by a mob of protesters against taxation.''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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'', accessed 4 December 2010
Thornbrough House in the parish of South Kilvington was home to Matthew Carter who died there in 1666 at the reported age of 112. His life would have spanned the reigns of six monarchs from Mary I
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to Charles II, the English Civil War
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and Restoration
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* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
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** Image restoration
** Textile restoration
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. Whilst Carter did not match the claimed longevity of fellow Yorkshire
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supercentenarian
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Henry Jenkins, they were contemporaries.
In the 19th century
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The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolis ...
, South Kilvington was widely known for its village idiot
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Description
The term "village idiot" is also used as a ster ...
s who became a popular spectacle for visitors.
Governance
South Kilvington lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency; the Thirsk electoral division ofNorth Yorkshire County Council
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, and the Whitestonecliffe ward of Hambleton District Council Hambleton may refer to:
Places
*Hambleton District, a local government district of North Yorkshire, England
** Hambleton Ales, a brewery originally based in Hambleton
*Hambleton, Lancashire, England
*Hambleton, Rutland, England
* Hambleton, Crave ...
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Geography
The original route of the A19 used to run through the village, it is now the A61. Cod Beck flows to the west of the village as part of the tributary system of theRiver Swale
The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, which becomes the River Ouse, that empties into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The river gives its name to Swaledale, the valley through which it flows.
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The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 261. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 231 of which 205 were over sixteen years old and 102 of those were in employment. There were 112 dwellings of which 72 were detached.
Education
, South Kilvington CE VC Primary school has just under 100 pupils on roll, aged from 4 to 11 years old and is in the catchment area forThirsk School and Sixth Form College
Thirsk School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school located in Sowerby, a village adjoining Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England.
Thirsk School has nearly 1,200 pupils, including about 200 in the sixth form.
The headteacher is Emma Lambde ...
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Religion
St Wilfrid's church is thought to date from the reign of Henry III though Saxon cross fragments found in the churchyard indicate there may have been an older structure on the site. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
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