Sheriff Hutton, United Kingdom
Sheriff Hutton is a town of 1,019 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Sheriff Hutton
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Sheriff Hutton Castle.
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About Sheriff Hutton
Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 10 miles (16 km) north by north-east of York.
From the Wikipedia article Sheriff Hutton (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship11
Church of All Saints
Church · 3.0 mi
Historic church in Terrington, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Helen and the Holy Cross
Church · 0.4 mi
Church in Ryedale, UK
Church of All Saints
Church · 3.1 mi
Church in Foston, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Leonard
Church · 2.3 mi
Church building in Farlington, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Mary
Church · 3.2 mi
Church in Marton-in-the-Forest, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Church of St Peter
Church · 3.1 mi
Grade I listed church in Dalby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
St Martin's Church, Whenby
Church · 2.5 mi
Church in Whenby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
History
The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, as Hotun in the Bulford hundred. Before the Norman Conquest of 1066 the manor was split between several land-owners. Those named included Ligulf, Northmann, Thorkil, Thorsten and Thorulf. Afterwards some of the land was retained by the Crown and other portions given to Count Robert of Mortain who installed Nigel Fossard as lord of the manor. Soon after this, the land was in the possession of the Bulmer family. Bertram de Bulmer built the first castle in the village during the reign of King Stephen. After the civil war between Stephen and Matilda, the castle and manor were seized by the Crown before being held for the king by the Mauley family. The manor eventually came into the possession of the Neville family in the 14th century until 1480, when it was surrendered to the Crown. Various grants of land were made up to the 17th century when possession is recorded as belonging to Sir Thomas Ingram. The Ingram family, by way of various marriages, maintained lordship until 1904, when it passed to Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood.
The name is derived from the Old English words hoh and tun, together meaning settlement on a projecting piece of land. The prefix of Sheriff is thought to arise because it was once held by Bertram de Bulmer, the Sheriff of York, who died in 1166.
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In 1140, during the reign of King Stephen, a motte-and-bailey castle was built here in the Forest of Galtres by Bertram de Bulmer, the remains of which can be seen to the south of the churchyard. Those remains have been designated Ancient Monument status.
The extant remains of the stone Castle at the western end of the village were built by John, Lord Neville in the late fourteenth century. It fell into disrepair during the reign of King James I. It is a Grade II Listed Building.
The Neville Castle was used by Richard III to house his nephew Edward, Earl of Warwick and his niece, Elizabeth of York.
Sheriff Hutton Hall is a Grade I listed building, and was built as a hunting lodge for the Castle and used by James I in 1617. The lodge was remodelled as a country house in about 1619, with further extensions in the 19th century.
From the History section of Sheriff Hutton on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
The nearest settlements are West Lilling 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the south, Thornton-le-Clay 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the south east and Farlington 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the north east.
The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 1,038, of which 842 were over the age of sixteen years. There were 448 dwellings, of which 239 were detached. The population at the 2011 Census was 1019.
Education
There is a school in the village, Sheriff Hutton Primary School, and is within the catchment area of Easingwold School for secondary education.
The village had a school attached to the early Wesleyan chapel which was built in 1855, but no longer in use. In 1873, the wife of the lord of the manor paid for the building of a National School in the village.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 miles away.
- Haxby 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- York 10 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Wetherby 19 mi southwest, about 31 min by car
- Knaresborough 20 mi west, about 31 min by car
- Selby 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Ripon 21 mi west, about 34 min by car
- Harrogate 23 mi west, about 36 min by car
- Driffield 23 mi east, about 38 min by car
- Northallerton 24 mi northwest, about 39 min by car
- Leeds 30 mi southwest, about 48 min by car
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Photo credits
- All Saints Church Terrington, Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Martins Church, Bulmer, Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sthelenandholycross, Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0
- Sheriff hutton castle, Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0
- St Lawrence Church Flaxton 2 (Nigel Coates), Nigel Coates ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, amalon, CC BY-SA 4.0
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