South Otterington 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

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, England. It is located on the

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south of

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 ...

and on the east bank of 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 ...

History

''Otterinctune'' in the ''Allerton hundred'' is mentioned in the ''

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''. The manor was split between Egelfride and Haldor at the time of the Norman invasion and subsequently passed to the Crown. Part of the manor was granted to Robert Brus, whose family held it until 1242 when it was granted to

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who held it until the dissolution. Another part of the manor was granted to the Fossard family who held it until 1279 when it was passed to Richard Malbiche. At some point in the early 17th century, most of the lands of the manor were in the possession of the Talbot family of Thornton-le-Moor. The name is probably from Old English relating to a person named Otter and the suffix ''tun'' meaning settlement. The village had a station on the North Eastern Railway. station was opened on 31 March 1841 and closed to passengers 15 September 1958 before final closure on 10 August 1964. The station was next to the road bridge over the lines.

Governance

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

Geography

The nearest settlements are

Newby Wiske Newby Wiske is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wiske, about five miles north-west of Thirsk. History The village has always belonged to the manor of Kirby Wiske. ...

to the west and

Thornton-le-Moor Thornton-le-Moor is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, situated equidistantly from the towns of Thirsk and Northallerton. History The Romans built two roads from a camp to the south at Thornton ...

to the east. The village is located to the east of the

on the

. Howe Beck flows through the north end of the village to join the River Wiske.

Demography

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 349. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 344, of which 269 were over the age of sixteen years and of those, 181 were in employment. There were 141 dwellings of which 85 were detached. The split of male to females was 47.4% and 52.6% respectively. The mean age of the population was 37.98 years old.

Transport

The

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passes to the east of the village. The former

Otterington railway station Otterington railway station was located in the village of South Otterington, North Yorkshire, on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1841 and closed in 1958. The station is now a private residence, though the platform can still be seen. The b ...

, on Station Road, closed in 1958. The

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bus service 153 runs 3 times daily from

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 ...

via

, South Otterington,

Sandhutton Sandhutton is a small village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about west of Thirsk on the A167. It has been referred to as Hutton, Hutton (Sand), and Sand Hutton. The name derives from Old English ...

and

Carlton Miniott Carlton Miniott, formerly Carlton Islebeck is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, on the A61 road to the immediate west of Thirsk, north of York. According to the 2001 census it had a populatio ...

Education

There was a school built in the village in 1856. A new building, South Otterington CE Primary School, was built in 1993 to accommodate an expansion in pupil numbers following the closure of the schools in nearby Newby Wiske and Thornton-le-Moor. It incorporates pre-school facilities.

Religion

The village church is dedicated to St Andrew. It is a Grade II Listed building that was rebuilt in 1846 on the site of an earlier Norman church.

Notable inhabitants

* Andy Preston, the

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and a former hedge fund manager, has lived at

Otterington Hall Otterington Hall is a Grade II listed mansion in South Otterington, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England. Otterington Hall lies in South Otterington, three miles south of Northallerton, on the A167. One of the earlier occupants, from ...

since at least 2007.

References

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