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Stonegrave
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54°11′31″N0°59′38″W / 54.192°N 0.994°W / 54.192; -0.994

Stonegrave is a village and civil parish in 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]

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

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]

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. 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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