Wildon Grange

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Wildon Grange
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  • Wildon Grange
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Post town YORK
Postcode district YO61
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54°11′42″N1°12′36″W / 54.195°N 1.210°W / 54.195; -1.210

Wildon Grange is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.

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History

The top of Wildon Hill looking north towards the White Horse of Kilburn The top of Wildon Hill - geograph.org.uk - 3409384.jpg
The top of Wildon Hill looking north towards the White Horse of Kilburn

Wildon Grange is first recorded in 1138 as Wyldon, meaning Wild Hill. [1] The farming area of Wildon Grange was originally a possession of the monks of nearby Byland Abbey, being granted to them by Roger de Mowbray c. 1140. [2] [3] Until 1866, Wildon Grange was a township that was mostly part of the Ecclesiastical parish of Coxwold, [note 1] in the wapentake of Birdforth, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. [5] Since 1866, it has been its own civil parish, and in 1974 was transferred to North Yorkshire as part of the Hambleton District. [6] [7]

The parish covers an area of 740 acres (298 hectares), and is part of the Hillside & Raskelf Ward for local elections, and Thirsk and Malton constituency for Parliamentary representation. [8] [9] [10] The current grange is 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north-west of Coxwold and 7 miles (11 km) east of Thirsk. [11] Whinny Bank Road in the east of the parish, is the boundary into the North York Moors National Park, and also carries National Cycle Route 65, which runs from Hornsea to Middlesbrough. [12] [13]

In the south of the parish is Wildon Hill, which is 302 feet (92 m) above sea level. Evidence of quarrying is in existence on the hill, which has shown the underlying ground to be composed of sandstone and limestone. [14] [15] [13]

Population of Wildon Grange 1801–2015
1801181118211831184118511861187118811891190119111921193119511961197120112015
28 [16] 23 [16] 29 [16] 27 [16] 21 [16] 21 [16] 27 [16] 23 [16] 21 [16] 23 [16] 31 [16] 24 [17] 46 [17] 25 [17] 17 [17] 15 [17] 15 [18] 20 [note 2] 30 [note 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ An ecclesiastical report from 1665 detailed how a man named Valentine Johnson, went before the Bishop of Durham accused of holding Quaker meetings in his house at Wildon Grange. The land was listed as being in the parish of Crayke, despite being located geographically between Kilburn and Coxwold. [4]
  2. ↑ Estimated population. [19]
  3. ↑ Estimated population. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. p. 21. ISBN   0712903100.
  3. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 131. OCLC   500092527.
  4. ↑ Woods, John (March 2005). "QUAKERS IN THIRSK MONTHLY MEETING 1650–75". Quaker studies. University of Sunderland: Quaker Studies Research Association. 9 (2): 222. ISSN   1363-013X.
  5. ↑ "Wildon Grange :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wildon Grange North Riding". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. p. 8. ISBN   0712903100.
  8. ↑ "2022 No. 328 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 17 March 2022. p. 12. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Election Maps Wildon Grange CP". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Easingwold Registration District". www.ukbmd.org.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Coxwold:, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Detailed maps & routes to explore across the UK | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  13. 1 2 "299" (Map). Ripon & Boroughbridge. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN   978-0-319-24551-4.
  14. ↑ "Geology of the country around Thirsk. Memoir for 1:50 000 sheet 52". webapps.bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Genuki: Wildon Grange (boundary), Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 504. OCLC   500092527.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Administrative unit Wildon Grange CP/Tn Parish-level Unit". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  18. ↑ Census 1971, England and Wales, county report / Yorkshire, North Riding. Part 1. London: H.M.S.O. 1974 [1973]. p. 8. ISBN   0-11-690379-1.
  19. 1 2 "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 12. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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