Newton Kyme
Newton Kyme is a village in the civil parish of Newton Kyme cum Toulston near the River Wharfe, in the Selby district, in the English county of North Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 275. It is near the town of Tadcaster. For transport there is the A659 road nearby. Newton Kyme has a church and a castle called Kyme Castle.
| Newton Kyme | |
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Newton Kyme Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 275 (2011 Census)[1] |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tadcaster |
| Postcode district | LS24[2] |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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| 53°53′53″N 1°17′42″W / 53.898°N 1.295°W | |
History edit
Newton Kyme is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Robert of Mortain, having 15 villagers and one priest.[3] A church has been known on the site since at least the 12th century, and the current structure, the St Andrew's Church, is grade I listed.[4][5][6] The name of the village derives from Old English Neowa tun, meaning New homestead (or village), combined with the name Kyme, a surname of one of the manorial families in the village.[7] In the 13th century, the manor and advowson passed to the Kyme family who originated at Kesteven in Lincolnshire.[8] The village lies at the north-western edge of the Selby District, in an area of green belt, with the main part of the village in a conservation area.[9][10] Newton Kyme is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Tadcaster and 5 miles (8 km) east of Wetherby.[11]
West of the village is the site of two Roman forts, two Roman camps, and Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and a Neolithic henge monument. the site has been designated as a scheduled monument.[12] the Newton Kyme Hall and estate was built in the 18th century by Admiral Robert Fairfax. The hall is grade II* listed with extensive landscaped gardens.[13][14] Kyme Castle, the site of which lies to the east of the hall, was possibly the seat of the Fairfaxes until Robert Fairfax built Newton Kyme Hall. The castle is believed to have fallen into ruins in the 16th century.[8]
Newton Kyme used to have a railway station on the Harrogate–Church Fenton line, which was located on the south side of the A659 road.[15] It was closed down in 1964. A paper and packaging mill used to be located in the parish, but this was closed in 2001 and was derelict until 2016, when a new set of houses were built on the site.[16][17]
At the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 281,[18] which had fallen slightly to 275 by the time of the 2011 Census.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 270.[19]
Notable people edit
- Robert Fairfax, and admiral in the Royal Navy, was born and is buried in the village[20]
- Felicity Lane-Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox, Conservative peer[21]
- Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle who crowned Queen Elizabeth I[22]
References edit
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish (E04007759)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "NEWTON KYME, SELBY (LS24 9LX)". get outside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Newton [Kyme] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Parish records of Newton Kyme - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade I) (1132464)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "St Andrew". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 342. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ a b Dennison & Richardson 2007, p. 3.
- ^ "Home - Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish Council". www.newtonkymecumtoulstonparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "nervation areas within Selby District" (PDF). selby.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Genuki: Newton Kyme, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton Kyme (1017693)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Newton Kyme Hall (Grade II*) (1132467)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Newton Kyme Hall park and garden". parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Disused Stations:Newton Kyme Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Stora Enso closes Newton Kyme mill". Printweek. 12 October 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Clark, Matt (11 May 2017). "New Homes: St Andrew's Place, Newton Kyme". York Press. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish (36UH062)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Laughton, J K. "Fairfax, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9090. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Ford, Edward (23 September 2004). "Fox, Felicity Lane-, Baroness Lane-Fox". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39874. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Clark, Margaret. "Oglethorpe, Owen". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20617. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Sources edit
- Dennison, Ed; Richardson, S (2007). "English Heritage Buildings at Risk (2004) Project, North Yorkshire: Kyme Castle, Newton Kyme: Photographic Survey and Archaeological Observations". English Heritage Buildings at Risk (2004) Project. English Heritage. doi:10.5284/1009014.
External links edit
- Map of the village
- Parish council website
- Newton Kyme on About Britain