Hutton Rudby is a village and

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situated west of the

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Stokesley Stokesley is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, formerly a part of the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. It lies on the River Leven. An electoral ward, of the same name, stretches north to ...

in the

Hambleton District Hambleton is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England. The administrative centre is Northallerton, and the district includes the outlying towns and villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley, and Easingwold. The ...

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. At the 2011 census, village's parish and built-up area subdivision had population of 1,572 while its main population (including

Rudby Rudby is a village and civil parish, 4 miles from the market town of Stokesley in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, cov ...

) had a population of 1,968.

Geography

It is situated close to the A19. It is joined to the village of

by a bridge spanning the River Leven. It is near to the towns of

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

Yarm Yarm, also referred to as Yarm-on-Tees, is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. It was previously a port town before the industry moved down the River Tees to more accessible settlements n ...

and

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 increa ...

. There are 6 village greens as there were a lot of livestock farmers that lived in and around the village.

Amenities

There are many amenities such as a doctors surgery, two pubs, two hairdressers, a beauty salon, cricket club, village hall, primary school, car mechanic, Methodist Church Community Hub and a

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shop and fuel station.

Community and Culture

There is a beacon on the lower village green which was placed there and first lit in 2012 to mark The Queens Diamond Jubilee as part of the Burning the Beacons commemoration. The last time it was lit was the 100th Anniversary of the

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in 2018. There is also a flagpole which is used to commemorate national events, the most recent even being the passing of

Prince Philip Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from E ...

. Maypole dancing also took place on the village green.

Notable residents

It has been home to Paul Gascoigne and

Fabrizio Ravanelli Fabrizio Ravanelli (; born 11 December 1968) is an Italian football manager and former international player. A former striker, Ravanelli started and ended his playing career at hometown club Perugia Calcio, and also played for Middlesbrough, ...

, during their respective careers playing for Middlesbrough Football Club. Ex Scottish football player

Gordon McQueen Gordon McQueen (born 26 June 1952) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for St Mirren, Leeds United and Manchester United. McQueen also represented Scotland. Playing career Club McQueen was a goalkeeper as a ...

, and Steve Agnew (who is the current assistant first team coach for Newcastle United) live in the village.

Landmarks

Rudby Hall is a Grade II* listed house, built in 1838 for Lady Amelia Cary, illegitimate daughter of King

William IV William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded h ...

, and her husband Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland. In 2014 it was re-opened after restoration for use as a wedding venue. There is a Norman church of All Saints which stands alongside the River Leven at the bottom of Rudby Bank.

Sir Rex Hunt Sir Rex Masterman Hunt, (29 June 1926 – 11 November 2012) was a British Government diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands (and concurrently High Commissioner of th ...

, the Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Falklands War in 1982, was buried in the churchyard in 2012. Hutton Rudby is also the home of a cholera mound, most notable as it is the grave of some 23 people who died in the cholera outbreak of 1832.

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Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Hambleton-geo-stub