Rudston

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Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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::summary Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England ::

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countryEngland
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static_image_width200px
static_image_captionAll Saints' Church, Rudston
label_positionbottom
official_nameRudston
population409
population_ref(2011 census)
civil_parishRudston
unitary_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminsterBridlington and The Wolds
post_townDRIFFIELD
postcode_districtYO25
postcode_areaYO
dial_code01262
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| country = England | coordinates = | static_image_name = All Saints Church and Monolith, Rudston - geograph.org.uk - 501153.jpg | static_image_width = 200px | static_image_alt = | static_image_caption = All Saints' Church, Rudston | label_position = bottom | official_name = Rudston | population = 409 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Rudston | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds | post_town = DRIFFIELD | postcode_district = YO25 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = 01262 | os_grid_reference = TA096676 ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/RudstonMonolith(StephenHorncastle)Apr2006.jpg" caption="abbr=on}} high, close to Rudston Parish Church of All Saints. It is made from Moor Grit Conglomerate from the Late Neolithic Period, a material that can be found in the [[Cleveland Hills]] inland from [[Whitby]]."] ::

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Rudston_slnsw.jpg" caption="Rudston standing stone, lithograph, 1829"] ::

Rudston is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Driffield and Bridlington approximately 6 mi west of Bridlington, and lies on the B1253 road. The Gypsey Race (an intermittent stream) runs through the village, which lies in the Great Wold Valley. There are a number of Neolithic sites associated with the stream and its valley. It is the current Seat of the Clan Macdonald of Sleat, the head of the family residing at Thorpe Hall.

According to the 2011 UK census, Rudston parish had a population of 409,{{NOMIS2011 | id = 1170211250 | title = Rudston Parish | accessdate = 24 February 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 390.{{NOMIS2001 | id = 00FB121 | title = Rudston Parish | accessdate = 25 September 2019

From the medieval era until the 19th century Rudston was part of Dickering Wapentake. Between 1894 and 1974 Rudston was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside until the East Riding was re-established in 1996.

History

The place-name 'Rudston' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, and means 'rood' or 'cross' stone, referring to the monolith. The name 'rud' derives from Old Norse ruð, meaning a clearing or pasture. So the place name could be stone in the clearing, Ruðstane.

Ancient remains

The Rudston Monolith stands in the parish churchyard. At over 25 ft tall, it is the tallest standing stone in England, and gave the village its name; it is Grade I listed.

Southside Mount round barrow is situated to the south west of the village close to Woldgate reservoir.

Rudston is the centre of an unparalleled grouping of four Neolithic cursus monuments: cursus A, cursus B, cursus C and cursus D. At least one end of each cursus rests on an elevated chalk ridge on the sides of the Great Wold Valley. Cursuses A and C cross the Gypsey Race, whilst the other ends of cursuses B and D probably lie under the village.

Rudston Roman villa, noted for its mosaics, was first excavated in 1839. It was subsequently re-excavated in the 1930s, 1960s and 1970s. The mosaics are now in the Hull and East Riding Museum.

Parish church

Rudston Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints. Of 14th-century origin, it was restored in 1861 by George Fowler Jones. It contains the gigantic organ, originally of four manuals, given by Sir Alexander McDonald of the Isles. Now a two-manual instrument, it stands at the west end of the church in the original case. The author Winifred Holtby is buried in the church graveyard. Since September 2014, the North Aisle of the church has a small heritage area including a 3D map of the village with sites of interest noted and a set of information boards about the history of the village.

Thorpe Hall to the east of the village was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. William Bosville (d.1813) was the last of his family to own it, and he bequeathed it to his nephew Godfrey Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat (1775–1832), whose descendants own it today.

References

References

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  2. "Bridlington RD". University of Portsmouth.
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  11. "Rudston Charioteer Mosaic". [[BBC]].
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  13. Smith, David. (2005). "Roman Mosaics at Hull".
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  15. Pevsner, Nikolaus. (1975). "The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding". Penguin.
  16. "History of All Saints Church - Rudston".
  17. (3 March 2011). "South Riding hits the spot".
  18. "Rudston Heritage Centre".
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