Wilton, Ryedale

Wilton
St Georges Church
Wilton is located in North Yorkshire
Wilton
Wilton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population149 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE860829
Civil parish
  • Wilton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPICKERING
Postcode districtYO18
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°14′05″N 0°40′51″W / 54.23464°N 0.68078°W / 54.23464; -0.68078

Wilton is a small village and civil parish near Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. The village is 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pickering, 12 miles (19 km) west of Scarborough, and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Malton.

History

Wilton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to William the Conqueror, and having 47 ploughlands and associated meadowland.[2] The name Wilton shares a common route with Wilton in what is now Redcar and Cleveland, and Bishop's Wilton in the East Riding. All are thought to be from Wildetuna, meaning waste; all three were described in the Domesday survey as having parts which were waste.[3] The Inclosure Act 1773 provided for up to 700 acres (280 ha) of land to be divided up.[4]

When the Forge Valley Line opened in 1882, a station was named Wilton, though it was in the parish of Allerston, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Wilton.[5][6] This station was later renamed to Ebberston, c. 1903.[7] The nearest railway stations now are either at Malton to the south-west, or Scarborough and Seamer to the east.[8] The A170 road between Thirsk and Scarborough runs through the village, with up to eight buses per day each way between Pickering and Scarborough.[9] Wilton is 200 feet (61 m) above sea level, and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pickering, 12 miles (19 km) west of Scarborough, and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Malton.[6][10]

The church was built between 1907 and 1908 by Charles Hodgson Fowler, replacing an earlier structure which burnt down. The previous church was a chapel-of-ease to the main church, the Church of St Hilda, within the old parish that Wilton fell under (Ellerburn).[11][12][13] The church is now a grade II listed building, and retains c. 13th century walls on the south side.[14][15] To the south and south-east of the church grounds are the remains of Wilton Hall moated site. This is a scheduled monument.[16]

Governance

Wilton was part of the Parish of Pickering until 1233, when it became part of the former civil parish of Ellerburn-cum-Farmanby.[17] The village came under the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe, then later becoming part of the Pickering Rural District. In 1974, it was moved into the newer county of North Yorkshire (from the North Riding of Yorkshire),[18] and between 1974 and 2023, it was part of the Ryedale District.[19][20] The village is represented at Westminster as part of the Thirsk and Malton Constituency.[21]

Population of Wilton 1801–2015[22][23][1][24][25]
1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 2001 2011 2015
186 209 203 192 216 202 181 191 168 151 133 129 119 110 109 117 126 124 149 160[note 1]

During the late 14th century, a poll tax was enacted to raise money for the war against the French. Wilton was assessed as having 13 dwellings with a population of 45.[26]

Notes

  1. ^ Estimated population.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wilton Parish (E04007652)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Wilton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 90. OCLC 19714705.
  4. ^ Page 1968, p. 437.
  5. ^ "View map: Ordnance Survey, 44/88 - 10046 (includes: Allerston; Kingthorpe; Lockton; Pickering; Thornton Dale; Wilton) Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, 1945-1969". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b Kelly's Directory of N & E Ridings of Yorkshire, 1913. [Part 1: Localities, Court & Trade Directories] (10 ed.). London: Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1913. p. 416. OCLC 936206302.
  7. ^ Lidster, Robin (2014). Scarborough to Pickering railway through time: through time; featuring the forge valley line. Chalford: Amberley Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 9781445618272.
  8. ^ "Pickering | Scarborough | Ebberston | Thornton Dale | The Old Station Allerston". theoldstationallerston.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Scarborough : Thornton le Dale : Pickering : Helmsley" (PDF). passenger-line-assets.s3. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ Page 1968, p. 438.
  11. ^ Parliamentary Papers Poor Law Unions volume 49, part II. London: HMSO. 1862. p. 144. OCLC 145367615.
  12. ^ Whellan, T. (1857). History and Topography of the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Beverley: Whellan. p. 894. OCLC 504050072.
  13. ^ "Genuki: Ellerburn, Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Church of St George (Church of England) (Grade II) (1399714)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  15. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002) [1966]. Yorkshire, the North Riding. London: Yale University Press. p. 402. ISBN 0-300-09665-8.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Wilton Hall moated site 250m south of Manor Farm (1021269)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  17. ^ Page 1968, p. 461.
  18. ^ Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. p. 33. ISBN 0 906035 29 5.
  19. ^ Hoult, Philip (18 May 2023). "New unitary expresses concern at procedure adopted by abolished predecessor authority over CIL grant payments". Local Government Lawyer. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  20. ^ "North Yorkshire councils scrapped and replaced with one authority". BBC News. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  22. ^ Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 519. OCLC 500092527.
  23. ^ "Wilton Ch/CP through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  24. ^ a b "2015 Population Estimates: Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  25. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Wilton Parish (36UF126)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  26. ^ Allerston, Pamela (November 1970). "English Village Development: Findings from the Pickering District of North Yorkshire". Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (51). London: Institute of British Geographers: 101. ISSN 0020-2754.

Sources

  • Page, William (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding volume 2. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. ISBN 0712903100.
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