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Scackleton
Scackleton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Howardian Hills and south-west of Hovingham. History The village is mentioned three times in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Scacheldene'' or ''Scachelsey'' in the ''Bulford'' hundred. At the time of the Norman conquest of England, Norman invasion, the lands around the village were owned by ''Orm, son of Gamal'', ''Earl Waltheof'' and ''Gamal, son of Kalri''. Afterwards the lands were granted to ''Hugh, son of Baldric'', ''Robert of Mortain, Count Robert of Mortain'' and ''King William I of England, King William I''. A school was built in the village in 1866, but is no longer in use. A Primitive Methodist church was also erected in 1888, which is also no longer in use. Governance The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council. The 1881 UK Census rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovingham
Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about south of Kirkbymoorside. History The name 'Hovingham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Hovingham''. The settlement lay within the ''Maneshou'' hundred. The lands at the time of the Norman conquest of England, Norman invasion belonged to Orm, son of Gamal. After the invasion, the lands were granted to Hugh, son of Baldric. The name 'Hovingham' means 'the village of Hofa's people'. There is evidence of Roman activity around the village which sat on the Malton, North Yorkshire, Malton to Aldburgh road in those times. During the construction of Hovingham Hall gardens, a Roman bath, tesselated pavement and other artefacts were uncovered. The village had a Hovingham railway station, station on the Thirsk and Malton line, Thirsk and Malton branch of the North Eastern Railway. Governance The village is within the Thirsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
