South Kilvington

For other uses, see Kilvington (disambiguation).

South Kilvington
Village Green, South Kilvington
South Kilvington is located in North Yorkshire
South Kilvington
South Kilvington
Location within North Yorkshire
Population243 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE425840
Civil parish
  • South Kilvington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHIRSK
Postcode districtYO7
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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54°15′00″N 1°20′56″W / 54.249970°N 1.348760°W / 54.249970; -1.348760

South Kilvington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cheluitun in the Yarlestre hundred. The entry refers to the area around North Kilvington that was owned by Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invasion and then granted to the Crown.[2] During the 13th century, the lands became the demesne of Roger de Mowbray and around 1637, after many lands had been divided, the lord of the manor was Sir Arthur Ingram.[3]

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland was supposedly killed here in 1489 by a mob of protesters against taxation.[4]

Thornbrough House in the parish of South Kilvington was home to Matthew Carter who died there in 1666 at the reported age of 112. His life would have spanned the reigns of six monarchs from Mary I to Charles II, the English Civil War and Restoration. While Carter did not match the claimed longevity of fellow Yorkshire supercentenarian Henry Jenkins, they were contemporaries.[5]

In the 19th century South Kilvington was widely known for its village idiots who became a popular spectacle for visitors.[6]

Governance

South Kilvington lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency and the Hillside and Raskelf electoral division.[7][8] Historically the parish and village were in the wapentake of Birdforth, and in the Thirsk Rural District, until 1974, when it was moved into the newer county of North Yorkshire, from the old county of the North Riding of Yorkshire.[9][10] Between 1974 and 2023, South Kilvington was part of the now defunct Hambleton District.[11]

Geography

The original route of the A19 used to run through the village, it is now the A61.[12] Cod Beck flows to the west of the village as part of the tributary system of the River Swale.[13]

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 261.[3] In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 231 of which 205 were over sixteen years old and 102 of those were in employment. There were 112 dwellings of which 72 were detached.[14]

Education

As of 2017, South Kilvington CE VC Primary school has just under 100 pupils on roll, aged from 4 to 11 years old and is in the catchment area for Thirsk School and Sixth Form College.[15]

Religion

South Kilvington, St Wilfred's Church

St Wilfrid's church is thought to date from the reign of Henry III though Saxon cross fragments found in the churchyard indicate there may have been an older structure on the site. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[3][16]

In 1618, John Bramhall, later Archbishop of Armagh within the Church of Ireland, was presented with the living at South Kilvington by Christopher Wandesford.[17]

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – South Kilvington Parish (1170216925)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ Kilvington in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 728. ISBN 1-86150-299-0. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via UK and Ireland Genealogy.
  4. ^ Ellis, Steven (23 September 2004). "Percy, Henry, fourth earl of Northumberland". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21935. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ Grainge, William; Baker, John Gilbert (1859). The Vale of Mowbray: a historical and topographical account of Thirsk and its neighbourhood. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. pp. 186–187 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Allison, William (1919). My Kingdom for a Horse! Yorkshire, Rugby, Balliol, The Bar, Bloodstock and Journalistic Recollections (PDF). New York: E P Dutton Company. p. 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via Forgotten Books.
  7. ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Genuki: South Kilvington, Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-906035-29-0.
  11. ^ "Transition of Companies and other bodies to North Yorkshire Council" (PDF). democracy.hambleton.gov.uk. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "View map: Ordnance Survey, SE48 - C/ (includes: Bagby; Boltby; Felixkirk; Kirby Knowle; Knayton with Brawith; North Kilvington;... - Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, 1945-1969". maps.nls.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024. At SE426828
  13. ^ "302" (Map). Northallerton & Thirsk. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2018. ISBN 978-0-319-24554-5.
  14. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – South Kilvington Parish (36UC137)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Browse school information for your area". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Wilfred (1241263)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  17. ^ McAfferty, John. "John Bramhall". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

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