Sancton

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For people with the surname, see Sancton (surname).

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Sancton
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All Saints' Church, Sancton
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Sancton
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population286 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE901392
Civil parish
  • Sancton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO43
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
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53°50′31″N0°37′54″W / 53.841984°N 0.631691°W / 53.841984; -0.631691

Sancton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of the market town of Market Weighton on the A1034 road. The civil parish is formed by the village of Sancton and the hamlet of Houghton. According to the 2011 UK census, Sancton parish had a population of 286, [1] a reduction of one on the 2001 UK census figure. [2]

History

Sancton is known to have been a place where Roman mercenaries were billeted to defend their empire against northern tribes or Anglo-Saxon raiders. A cemetery probably founded by the mercenaries was used until around the year 650. [3] Sancton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Robert Malet. The name derives from the Old English sand-tūn, meaning sand town. [4] [5]

Besides being the birthplace of Robert, Samuel and Thomas Jackson who were noted Wesleyan preachers, John Wesley himself preached in the village in June 1788. [6] [7]

The church dedicated to All Saints was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. [8]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sancton Parish (1170211251)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sancton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ↑ Allison, Keith John (1976). The East-Riding[ sic ] of Yorkshire Landscape. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 45. ISBN   0340158212.
  4. ↑ "Sancton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 403. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  6. ↑ Hall 1892, p. 132.
  7. ↑ Peach, Howard (2001). Curious tales of old East Yorkshire. Wilmslow: Sigma. p. 46. ISBN   1850587493.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1084105)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Brockbank, James Lindow (1913). The East riding of Yorkshire. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 213. OCLC   1042922782.
  10. ↑ Peach, Howard (2001). Curious tales of old East Yorkshire. Wilmslow: Sigma. p. 125. ISBN   1850587493.

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