Tollerton is a village and

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, England. Tollerton is situated close to both the A19 and the River Kyle about south of

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and north of

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History

No date for the establishment of a settlement at Tollerton has been determined but it was part of the old royal

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until 1630. Tollerton is mentioned in the ''

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'' as ''Tolentun'' in the ancient

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in the North Riding and was owned by the church of St Peter in York.Open Domesday Online: Tollerton
accessed 5 February 2019. In the 12th century, the wapentake was renamed as the wapentake of Bulmer. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary

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. Until the latter half of the 20th century, the village had a

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, which was closed in November 1965.

Geography

The village is adjacent to the

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railway but the nearest stations are

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. It lies just over from the A19. The River Kyle flows to the south west of the village.

Demography

According to the

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, there were 824 people in 317 households across the Tollerton Parish. Of those households, 269 were owner occupied with 188 being detached dwellings. Of the total population, 637 were over 16 years of age of which 432 were actively employed. By the time of the

2011 UK Census A 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 ...

, the parish had grown to 1,026 residents across 395 dwellings. In 2015,

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estimated the population of the parish to have risen again to 1,070.

Religion

There is a church, dedicated to

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, that was completed in June 1955. The dedication ceremony was conducted by the then Bishop of Selby,

Carey Knyvett Carey Frederick Knyvett (1885–1967) was the 2nd Bishop of Selby. Knyvett was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1912. His first post was as Curate at Petworth. Subsequently, he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Shef ...

Village amenities

There is a public house, the Black Horse, which hosts an annual Mini Horticultural Show on the first Sunday in September. On the east side of the railway line is a

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park next to the Station Inn Restaurant and pub. The Tollerton Stores shop won the Hambleton District award for Best Village Store in 2010. There is a village hall and a sports ground. The village hall was built as a war memorial rather than having a more traditional cross or column. It was completed in January 1921 with a dedication service held on 31 January 1921. Tollerton Tennis Club plays competitively in the York & District and Hovingham Leagues. Since 1256 when

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granted the Treasurer of York a charter, there have been weekly and annual fairs and markets until very recently.

Footnotes and references

External links

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