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Slingsby, North Yorkshire
Slingsby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, west of Malton, North Yorkshire, Malton on the B1257 road. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 634, increasing to 665 at the 2011 Census. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Selungesbi" in the "Maneshou hundred". It was part of the Hovingham manor, but some land was owned by ''Orm, son of Gamul'' at the time of the Norman invasion. Afterwards land around the manor were split between ''Hugh, son of Baldric'' and Robert of Mortain, Count Robert of Mortain. The manor passed to the ''Mowbray'' family until 1322, when John de Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray, John de Mowbray was beheaded for rising against the Crown. The ''Wyville'' family held land under the Mowbrays. The ''Hastings'' family held the manor until 1595 when it was purchased by Charles Cavendish (1553–1617), Sir Charles Cavendish (d. 1617). He planned to build a new mansion, employing the architect Robert Smythson, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish Church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The Church architecture, church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented. Catholic Church Each diocese (administrative unit, headed by a bishop) is divided into parishes. Normally, a parish consists of all Catholics living within its geographically defined area. Within a diocese, there can also be overlapping parishes for Catholics belonging to a particular rite, language, nationality, or community. Each parish has its own central church called the parish church, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parish Church, Slingsby - Geograph
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maypole
A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European List of folk festivals, folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on May Day, 1 May or Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected during Midsummer (20–26 June). In some cases, the maypole is a permanent feature that is only utilized during the festival, although in other cases it is erected specifically for the purpose before being taken down again. Primarily found within the nations of Germanic languages, Germanic Europe and the neighboring areas which they have influenced, its origins remain unknown. It has often been speculated that the maypole originally had some importance in the Germanic paganism of Iron Age and early Medieval cultures and that the tradition survived Christianisation, albeit losing any original meaning that it had. It has been a recorded practice in many parts of Europe throughout the Medieval and Early Modern pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is "Record of Protected Structures, protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingsby - The Green With Maypole - Geograph , formerly Slingsby Sailplanes, a manufacturer of gliders and other aircraft
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Slingsby may refer to: People * Slingsby (surname) * Slingsby Baronets Places * Slingsby, North Yorkshire * Slingsby Channel, a strait in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada Other uses * Slingsby Aviation Slingsby Aviation was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England. The company was founded to design and build glider (sailplane), gliders and sailplanes. From the early 1930s to around 1970 it built over 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Rye, Yorkshire
The River Rye in the English county of North Yorkshire rises just south of the Cleveland Hills, east of Osmotherley, and flows through Hawnby, Rievaulx, Helmsley, Nunnington, West and East Ness, Butterwick, Brawby, and Ryton, before joining the River Derwent at near Malton. The river valley ( dale) gave its name to the Ryedale shire district, which extends southwest into the Vale of Pickering along the River Derwent. Course The river rises at Rye Head near Snilesworth Lodge on Snilesworth Moor in the Cleveland Hills and collects the River Seph which flows along Bilsdale. It passes Rievaulx Abbey and enters the Vale of Pickering at Helmsley. In its eastward course from Helmsley, the Rye receives the River Dove from Farndale which has previously added the Hodge Beck from Bransdale. Hodge Beck is partly swallowed by the limestone aquifer in Kirkdale and issues again further down the valley. Kirkbymoorside is on the River Dove which, like Hodge Beck has a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton-le-Street
Barton-le-Street is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 186 reducing to 170 at the 2011 Census. It is located about five miles west of Malton, between Appleton-le-Street and Slingsby on the old Roman road which is now the B1257. History The village is recorded as ''Bartun'' in the ''Domesday Book''. It lay within the Maneshou Hundred and was in the possession of the King having previously been owned by Earl Morcar. The village name is Anglo-Saxon and derived from ''bere'', meaning ''barley'' and ''tun'' meaning ''settlement''. The suffix of ''"le-Street"'' denotes that it was situated on an old Roman road. Governance The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. It was part of the Ryedale district from 1974 until 2023. It is within the Amotherby and Ampleforth electoral division of North Yorkshire Council. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Butterwic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fryton
Fryton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England with a population of around 50. This population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included Slingsby (see below). It is located in its own Civil parish west of Slingsby and north of the prominent estate of Castle Howard. Because of its small size it is often associated with Slingsby for purposes such as the official Census and is part of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Slingsby All Saints. The name Fryton is the same derivation as Fritton; from Old English meaning enclosure or enclosed space. The village is in a rural location and the parish is predominantly agricultural with potatoes forming an important crop. In 2005 Cherrygarth Farm started to diversify from potatoes and converted dis-used farm buildings into luxury holiday accommodation. These went on to win the Yorkshire Tourist Board's award for Best Newcomer to Tourism in 2006. Despite its small size Fryton features in the histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North York Moors
The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England. It contains one of the largest expanses of Calluna, heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a national parks of England and Wales, National Park in 1952, through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Covering an area of , the National Park has a population of 23,380. It is administered by the North York Moors National Park Authority, which is based in Helmsley. Location and transport To the east, the area is clearly defined by the impressive cliffs of the North Sea coast. The northern and western boundaries are defined by the steep scarp slopes of the Cleveland Hills edging the Tees lowlands and the Hambleton Hills above the Vale of Mowbray. To the south lies the broken line of the Tabular Hills and the Vale of Pickering. Four roads cross the North York Moors from north to south. In the east, the A171 road, A171 joins Whitby and Scarborough, North Yorkshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryedale
Ryedale was a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent, Yorkshire, River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inhabited continuously from the Mesolithic period. The economy was largely agricultural with light industry and tourism playing an increasing role. Towns included Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, North Yorkshire, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, and Pickering, North Yorkshire, Pickering. Part of Ryedale lies within the North York Moors National Park. The A64 road (England), A64 passed through Ryedale and villages such as Rillington. In the 2011 Census, the population of this primarily rural area of 150,659 hectares, the largest district in North Yorkshire, was 51,700. Derivation of name The name refers to the River Rye, Yorkshire, River Rye and was previously used for the Ryedale wapentake of Yorkshire, which covered r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
