Stonegrave

Stonegrave is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and so the details are included in the civil parish of Nunnington.[1] By 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population as 110.[2] It is situated in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and 5 miles (8 km) south east of Helmsley[3] on the Helmsley to Malton road (the B1257).[4]

Stonegrave Minster. There was a church here in Anglo-Saxon times

Stonegrave
Stonegrave
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE657777
Civil parish
  • Stonegrave
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYork
Postcode districtYO62
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AmbulanceYorkshire

The village is noted for its church, Stonegrave Minster which has its origins in the 8th century.[5] The tower is partly Anglo-Saxon, with the main body of the church rebuilt during the Norman period with locally quarried stone. The grade II* listed church was rebuilt in 1863.[6][7] It is part of a four-parish benefice, including the churches of Oswaldkirk, Stonegrave, Gilling and Ampleforth.[8] It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Stengrif, with the land belonging to Ralph Pagenel.[9]

Notable people

Herbert Read, the art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, who was best known for numerous books on art, purchased the old rectory in the village in 1948.[10] Read died there in 1968. His modern art and sculpture collection alongside that of his wife's furniture were displayed at the grade II listed Stonegrave House in the village.[11][12]

Stonegrave is also the burial place of Robert Thornton, who was a scribe and manuscript compiler. Due to his efforts, many works of Middle English literature have been preserved.[13]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Nunnington Parish (1170217276)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. p. 16. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "Genuki: Stonegrave, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. Bagshaw, Mike (2014). Slow Yorkshire Moors & Wolds : including York & the coast. Chalfont St Peter: Bradt. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84162-548-5.
  5. "History of Stonegrave, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. Walker, Peter (16 May 2012). "Ancient church makes history – 450 years on". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity  (Grade II*) (1173360)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. "Ampleforth Benefice". www.ampleforthbenefice.org. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. Ryedale and North Yorkshire Antiquities at the Internet Archive
  10. Hickling, Michael (18 July 2011). "Art of reappraisal for Ryedale radical". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. Read, Piers Paul (16 March 1996). "Lady Read; Obituary". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. Historic England. "Stonegrave House  (Grade II) (1149585)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. Fein, Susanna; Johnston, Michael, eds. (2014). Robert Thornton and his books : essays on the Lincoln and London Thornton manuscripts. York: York Medieval Press. p. 267. ISBN 9781903153512.

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