Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100–200, measured at 199 in the 2011 Census.[1] The name derives from Old English relating to a hawthorn tree on a farm (or settlement) and Steward. The village was formerly owned by Wymar, who was the steward of the Earls of Richmond.[2] The village is very similar to the others that dot Wensleydale, but Thornton Steward has a reservoir owned by Yorkshire Water.[3]
The village includes the ancient St Oswald's Church, which is reputedly the oldest church in Wensleydale[4] with some parts being dated back to the year 680.[5] The church was subject to Channel 4's show Time Team, where they found remains of a communion of monks. The village was also featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "If Wishes Were Horses".
The hill, East Witton fell, is visible from Thornton Steward and on the western side Jervaulx Abbey is visible.[6]
The school house was founded in 1815 by George Horn, with a budget of '£10 per annum',[7] but was closed during the 20th century. It is situated in between the towns of Leyburn and Bedale, and is near to several tourist attractions such as Thorp Perrow Arboretum and the Green Howards regimental exhibition.[8]
^Watts, Victor (2010). The Cambridge dictionary of English place-names : based on the collections of the English Place-Name Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 610–611. ISBN9780521168557.
^Farmery, Ian; Hayton, Mark. "Thornton Steward WTW" (PDF). waterprojectsonline.com. p. 1. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^"St Oswald's Church". A church near you. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^"Jervaulx Abbey to Thornton Steward" (PDF). niddrdaleaonb.org.uk. p. 2. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^"Thornton Steward Conservation area appraisal and management plan" (PDF). richmondshire.gov.uk. 24 February 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^Steward The ancient parish of Thornton Steward: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
thornton, steward, small, village, civil, parish, richmondshire, district, north, yorkshire, england, near, wensleydale, with, population, measured, 2011, census, name, derives, from, english, relating, hawthorn, tree, farm, settlement, steward, village, forme. Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire England near Wensleydale with a population of 100 200 measured at 199 in the 2011 Census 1 The name derives from Old English relating to a hawthorn tree on a farm or settlement and Steward The village was formerly owned by Wymar who was the steward of the Earls of Richmond 2 The village is very similar to the others that dot Wensleydale but Thornton Steward has a reservoir owned by Yorkshire Water 3 Thornton StewardThornton StewardThornton StewardLocation within North YorkshirePopulation199 2011 census 1 OS grid referenceSE178872DistrictRichmondshireShire countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townRIPONPostcode districtHG4PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireList of places UK England Yorkshire 54 16 50 N 1 43 39 W 54 28066 N 1 72753 W 54 28066 1 72753The village includes the ancient St Oswald s Church which is reputedly the oldest church in Wensleydale 4 with some parts being dated back to the year 680 5 The church was subject to Channel 4 s show Time Team where they found remains of a communion of monks The village was also featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small in the episode If Wishes Were Horses The hill East Witton fell is visible from Thornton Steward and on the western side Jervaulx Abbey is visible 6 The school house was founded in 1815 by George Horn with a budget of 10 per annum 7 but was closed during the 20th century It is situated in between the towns of Leyburn and Bedale and is near to several tourist attractions such as Thorp Perrow Arboretum and the Green Howards regimental exhibition 8 References Edit a b UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Thornton Steward Parish E04007531 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 4 January 2022 Watts Victor 2010 The Cambridge dictionary of English place names based on the collections of the English Place Name Society Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 610 611 ISBN 9780521168557 Farmery Ian Hayton Mark Thornton Steward WTW PDF waterprojectsonline com p 1 Retrieved 8 March 2017 St Oswald s Church A church near you Retrieved 8 March 2017 Jervaulx Abbey to Thornton Steward PDF niddrdaleaonb org uk p 2 Retrieved 8 March 2017 Thornton Steward Conservation area appraisal and management plan PDF richmondshire gov uk 24 February 2009 p 5 Retrieved 20 October 2017 Steward The ancient parish of Thornton Steward historical and genealogical information at GENUKI 98 Map Northallerton amp Ripon 1 50 000 Landranger Ordnance Survey 2016 ISBN 9780319261972 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Thornton Steward at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Richmondshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thornton Steward amp oldid 1124559664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
