Oldstead

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Oldstead
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Oldstead
Location within North Yorkshire
Population68 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference SE529801
Civil parish
  • Oldstead
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO61
Dialling code 01347
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
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England
Yorkshire
54°12′50″N1°11′17″W / 54.2138°N 1.1881°W / 54.2138; -1.1881

Oldstead is a village and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, within the North York Moors National Park, off the A170 road between Thirsk and Helmsley, below the Hambleton Hills. [1] Nearby villages include Wass, Kilburn and Coxwold. [2] Oldstead shares a parish council with Byland with Wass. [3]

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Amenities

Oldstead has one pub called the Black Swan, [4] which was awarded a Michelin star for the first time in the 2012 guide. [5] It is currently the only restaurant in Yorkshire and the North East to hold the highly sought-after combination of four AA rosettes and a Michelin Star. Head chef Tommy Banks was the youngest Michelin-starred chef in 2013 and made his TV debut on BBC Two's Great British Menu in 2016.

Features

Oldstead has a moor called Oldstead Moor, a place of worship and an area called Scotch Corner (not to be confused with Scotch Corner Middleton Tyas), [1] reputed to be the site of the Battle of Old Byland in 1322. At the corner are two buildings originally renovated from dilapidated barns during 1956/7 by the sculptor John Bunting, who dedicated the larger of the two buildings as a non-denominational war memorial chapel and decorated it with several of his sculptures and stained glass windows. The chapel is opened to the public three times each year. [6]

East of the village lies Mount Snever, a hill upon which stands a tower, known as Mount Snever Observatory. It was built in 1838 to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Philip's Street Atlas North Yorkshire (page 91)
  2. ↑ A-Z Great Britain Road Atlas (page 99)
  3. ↑ "Ampleforth Ward Profile" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.blackswanoldstead.co.uk/ Black Swan at Oldstead
  5. ↑ "Hand & Flowers becomes first pub to win two Michelin stars". UTV Media. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Scotch Corner Memorial Chapel
  7. ↑ Newsome, Clive (2003). The Abbey Trail. Sigma Leisure. p. 124. ISBN   9781850588030.
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