Nunnington
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Nunnington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The River Rye runs through. Its population, including Stonegrave, taken at the 2011 census was 361.[1] It is rich in listed historic buildings.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
History
Nunnington Hall is a Grade I listed mansion owned by the National Trust and open to the public. The village has 28 other houses and features listed Grade II, including an early 18th-century bridge over the river.[2]
Church
The parish church dedicated to All Saints and St James is a Grade I listed building. The nave and chancel date from the late 13th century and the tower from 1672. The tower, porch and vestry were rebuilt in 1883–1884. There is a fine 17th-century pulpit.[3][4]
There is a tomb in the church said to belong to a man named Peter Loschy, who slew a dragon in Loschy Wood. In fact, the tomb belongs to Sir Walter de Teyes of Stonegrave Manor.[5]
Notable residents
Former residents of Nunnington have included the writers Annie Keary (1825–1879) and Eliza Harriett Keary (1827–1918) in the 1840s, while their father William Keary (died 1859) was rector.[6] Annie Keary's children's book Mia and Charlie; or a Week's Holiday at Ryedale Rectory (London/Winchester, 1855) recounts the story of a Proud Lady of "Nunningham", who haunts the hall.[7]
Sir Herbert Read, the anarchist poet and critic, was born at nearby Muscoates in 1893 and lived at Muscoates Grange Farm.[8]
Amenities
School
The nearest schools are at Kirkbymoorside and Malton.[9] Nunnington Church of England School dwindled and closed seemingly before the Second World War.[10]
Public transport
Nunnington railway station lay Script error: No such module "convert". west of the village. It closed to passengers in 1953.[11] The nearest railway station is at Malton (10.2 miles, 16.4 km). There are no public bus services for the village at present.[12]
Gallery
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All Saints' and St. James' Church
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Nunnington Hall
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Looking to the River Rye from West Ness
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Nunnington Bridge
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References
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- ↑ English Heritage Retrieved 22 October 2010
- ↑ Listing document
- ↑ Further church history detail
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- ↑ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 (1914) Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ 1901 Census.
- ↑ Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ Photographs. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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