North Grimston

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North Grimston
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North Grimston
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE841677
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MALTON
Postcode district YO17
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UK
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54°05′55″N0°42′48″W / 54.09861°N 0.71333°W / 54.09861; -0.71333
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St Nicholas Church, North Grimston
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The font, St Nicholas Church

North Grimston is a village in the civil parish of Birdsall, in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Norton-on-Derwent and Wharram-le-Street on the B1248 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 143. [1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Birdsall. [2]

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History

The North Grimston sword, dating to the Iron Age was found at North Grimston in 1902. [3]

St Nicholas' Church, North Grimston is grade I listed and has a Norman font. [4]

North Grimston was served by North Grimston railway station on the Malton and Driffield Railway between 1853 and 1950. [5]

The village was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics North Grimston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes North Grimston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Piggot, Stuart (1950). "Swords and Scabbards of the British Early Iron Age". Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 16: 1–28.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Church of Saint Nicholas (1174500)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

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