Terrington is a large village and

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in the

Ryedale Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inha ...

district of

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, England. It is situated in the

Howardian Hills The Howardian Hills are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty located between the Yorkshire Wolds, the North York Moors National Park, and the Vale of York. They take their name from the Howard family who still own local lands. Topography T ...

, west of Malton.

History

The village is mentioned four times in the ''

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

'' as ''Teurintone''. The lands were divided between the manors of ''Bulmer'' and ''Foston''. At the time of the time of

Norman conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

, lands in the manor were held by ''Ligulf'', ''Northmann'', '' Earl Morcar'', ''Earl Waltheof'' and ''Gamal, son of Karli''. Afterwards the lands were granted to ''

Robert, Count of Mortain Robert, Count of Mortain, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (–) was a Norman nobleman and the half-brother (on their mother's side) of King William the Conqueror. He was one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastin ...

'', ''

Count Alan of Brittany Alan Rufus, alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz ( Breton), Alain le Roux ( French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a Breton nobleman, kinsman and companion of William the Conqueror (Duke William II o ...

'' and ''Berengar of Tosny''. The manor was held soon after by ''Niel Fossard'' and then followed the descent of the manor of nearby Sheriff Hutton. Other lands were tenanted in the 13th century by the ''Latimer'' family and followed the descent of his manor at Danby until the 16th century. The manor was not held in demesne like other manors. In 1427 the manor was held by the lord of Sessay manor, Edmund Darell, and remained in his family until 1752. At that time it was sold to ''

Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle KG (14 August 1694 – 3 September 1758), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1738 was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1738 when he succeeded to the Peerage as Earl of Carlis ...

''. Those lands that were part of Foston manor became the property of the ''Lutrell'' family of Appleton-le-Street. The village name is

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, but of uncertain meaning. One suggestion is that it is from ''Tiefrung'', a picture, linked to an older history of a Roman villa and mosaic floors. Another is the

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name for witchcraft. Lastly, it could be the combination of the Saxon personal name, ''Teofer'', and ''tun'', meaning ''Teofers farm''.

Governance

The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Hovingham and Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Hovingham ward of Rydale District Council. The parish includes the hamlets of Wiganthorpe, Mowthorpe, and Ganthorpe.

Geography

The village lies less than from the nearest settlements of Wiganthorpe, Dalby, and Ganthorpe. The

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and

Centenary Way The Centenary Way is a route devised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of North Yorkshire County Council. It was opened by Chris Brasher in 1989 to mark the Centenary of the governance by County Councils. The route runs across the Howardian ...

long-distance footpaths pass through the village.

Demography

In 1881, the population of the parish was recorded as 685. At the 2001 census it had a population of 520 of which 51.3% were male and 48.7% female. There were 245 dwellings of which 132 were detached. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had reduced to 459.

Amenities

The village has many small businesses, a shop and cafe, a mobile post office and a public house (which closed in 2011). The village is served by the Malton to Scackleton bus service and seasonally by the Helmsley to Castle Howard service.

Education

Primary education is provided at Terrington CE Primary School. The school is within the catchment area of

Malton School Malton School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school of some 800 pupils (2021), serving the market town of Malton and the surrounding area in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England.

for secondary education. Terrington Pre-School Playgroup also provides pre-school education from 2 years to school age serving Terrington but also the surrounding villages, of Hovingham, Welburn, Slingsby and further afield. It is based at Terrington Village Hall. The village is also home to Terrington Hall Preparatory School, a medium-sized Christian school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, with a mixture of boarders and day pupils.

Sports

The village has a tennis club and a bowls club. The village hall caters for

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Religion

The village church is dedicated to ''All Saints''. It has some Saxon remnants, and its site was probably a place of worship even earlier. It is a Grade I listed building. A Wesleyan chapel was built in the village in 1816 and a Primitive Methodist chapel was built in 1867. The latter is now the music room of the preparatory school.

References

External links

New Official Terrington website
{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire