Moor Monkton is a village and civil parish in the former Harrogate District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Nidd and 7 miles (11 km) north-west from York city centre.
| Moor Monkton | |
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.svg)  Moor Monkton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 348 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE507568 |
| • London | 175 mi (282 km) S |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO26 |
| Dialling code | 01904 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
History edit
Moor Monkton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a small settlement belonging to Richard son of Herfast.[2] The name of Moor, was added to the name Monkton to distinguish it from Nun Monkton, which is over the other side of the River Nidd. The name Monkton, which has been recorded variously as Munechatun, Monketon super Moram, Munketun, and Moore Monkton, means the town of the monks.[3][4] Historically, the village was in the Wapentake of Ainsty, which meant that it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[5] The village is one of the waypoints on the 44-mile (71 km) Ainsty Bounds Walk that covers the old boundaries of the Ainsty.[6]
The manor of Moor Monkton was originally owned by the Ughtred family from about the 13th century.[7] It has also been owned by the Neville family and the Earls of Salisbury in the 15th century and eventually the Slingsby family. Sir Francis Slingsby bought the estates from the Seymour family about 1560.
The original seat for the manor was "Rede House" situated to the west of the village. It was a moated building that had been crenellated in the 14th century by Sir Thomas Ughtred. The modern Red House lies 50m south east of this site and was built around 1607 to replace the old house.[8][9]
The Red House School Chapel in Hall Lane is a Grade II listed building.[10] An early 17th century chapel, that was consecrated in 1618, is a brick built building with a slate roof.[11]
Geography edit
Geographically, the village is at the end of a road that spurs some 1.2 miles (2 km) north from the A59 road. The River Nidd is to the immediate north, with the River Ouse to the east.[12] The village used to have a railway link at the Marston Moor railway station on the Harrogate Line,[13] though this station closed in 1958.[14] The nearest railway stations now are at Hammerton and Poppleton.[15] Buses call at the crossroads with the A59, south of the village, twice a day, running between Ripon and York.[16]
Demography edit
Population edit
| Year | 1831 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total[17] | 484 | 249 | 232 | 207 | 227 | 229 | 207 | 192 | 152 |
Religion edit
The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, dates in part from the 12th century. It was restored in 1879 by James Fowler, who probably added the chancel east window, and one at the south of the nave.[18][19]
Notable people edit
- James Hampton (1721–1778), Rector and author[20]
- John Shepherd (1765–1848), jockey[21]
- Henry Yeoman (1816–1897), Rector[22]
- Cyril Lemprière (1870–1939), head master and rugby player[23]
References edit
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Moor Monkton Parish (1170217057)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "[Moor] Monkton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Moor Monkton :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1947). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (3 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 314. OCLC 12542596.
- ^ "Genuki: The Ainsty, Parishes, Yorkshire (Ainsty)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Long Distance Walkers Association". www.ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Kirby, J. L. (1987). Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV - 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 620-677'. London: British History Online. pp. 203–227. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Rede House - moated site north west of Red House, Moor Monkton". Historic England. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "A History of Red House - The Place and its People". Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Red House School Chapel". Historic England. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Pevsner, N.; Radcliffe, E. (1967). The Buildings of England:Yorkshire:The West Riding. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0140710175.
- ^ "290" (Map). York. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319244876.
- ^ "History of Moor Monkton, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Marston Moor Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Moor Monkton postcodes - Postcode by address". Postcodebyaddress. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "22 - York - Boroughbridge - Skelton-on-Ure - Ripon - Knaresborough – The Harrogate Bus Company – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Moor Monkton Total Population History". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; The Buildings of England. Yorkshire West Riding, Penguin (1959); reprinted 1967, Pevsner Architectural Guides, pp. 372, 643. ISBN 0300096623
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Church Lane (1293654)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Goodwin, Gordon. "Hampton, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12176. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Carleton, John William, ed. (November 1848). "State of the Odds &c". The Sporting Review: 381. OCLC 220890872.
- ^ "Yeoman, Henry Walker". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2020 (2020 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "The Moor Monkton Mercury". www.moormonktonmercury.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links edit
- The ancient parish of Moor Monkton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- Moor Monkton Mercury, UK individual registrant web site
- Moor Monkton Village Website, UK individual registrant web site
