Oldstead

Oldstead
Oldstead village street
Oldstead Location within North Yorkshire
Population	68 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE529801
Civil parish	Oldstead
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
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	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK 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]

It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

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]

See also

• Listed buildings in Oldstead

References

1. 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". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
7. Newsome, Clive (2003). The Abbey Trail. Sigma Leisure. p. 124. ISBN   9781850588030.