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Sexhow is a hamlet and civil parish in former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The name of the hamlet derives from Old Norse of either sexhou or sekkshaughr, which means the hill of Sekk, a personal name. [1] The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details of the population are included on the civil parish of Potto. However, in 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 20. [2] It is on the River Leven and 5 miles (8 km) west of Stokesley. [3]

Sexhow hosts the annual Elim Festival every summer, organised by the Elim Pentecostal Church. [4]

Sexhow station was on the Picton-Battersby Line; it operated from 1857 until passenger services on the line ended in 1954. [5]

There used to be a hall where Sexhow Park Farm now stands. Sexhow Park Farm has been the location of the 'Cornshed' music festival since 1986. [6]

A legendary dragon that plagued the village is a folk tale known as The Worm of Sexhow. It was described as being a beast that would feed on dairy and breathe out fire to burn farmers crops. One day, a knight came into the village, slew the beast and rode out again. The beast's scaly skin was said to have been displayed inside nearby Hutton Rudby church. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1947). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (3 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 394. OCLC   12542596.
  2. ↑ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sexhow, North Riding". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Location". Elim Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sexhow". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "About". The Cornshed. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Rhea, Nicholas (18 March 2016). "Devilish raven attacked cobbler". Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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