Settrington

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Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

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::summary Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
label_position	left
official_name	Settrington
static_image	All Saints Church, Settrington.jpg
static_image_caption	All Saints' Church, Settrington
population	316
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Settrington
unitary_england	North Yorkshire
lieutenancy_england	North Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster	Thirsk and Malton
post_town	MALTON
postcode_district	YO17
postcode_area	YO
os_grid_reference	SE834705
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Settrington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) east of Malton. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974 and part of the Ryedale district from 1974 until 2023.

History

Settrington is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as belonging to Berengar of Tosny, and having 16 villagers, two ploughlands, and 20 acre of meadow. The book lists its entry as Sendriton, and the name derives from a personal name of Old English Sǣtere and tūn meaning town.

Sir Francis Bigod of Settrington launched Bigod's Rebellion against King Henry VIII in January 1537. Sir Francis Bigod was hanged, drawn and quartered on Tyburn Hill on 2 June 1537. His manor was granted to Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas by Henry VIII.

Settrington was served by Settrington railway station on the Malton and Driffield Railway between 1853 and 1950. The station was to the south of the village on Grimston Lane.

The village has a church at the south end of the village, whilst the primary school is on the northern side. The middle of Settrington is divided by the village stream; Settrington Beck. An Ofsted inspection of the primary school in 2023 rated it as being Good. The Church of All Saints was built in the late 12th/early 13th century, and is listed with Historic England as a grade II* structure. Settrington Beck flows for 11 km from the south, northwards through Settrington to join the River Derwent at Scagglethorpe. There is a mill-pond on the beck at the south end of the village.

The long-distance path, the Centenary Way passes through the village.

Mythology and Folklore

Built in the centre of a once great wood, Settrington and nearby villages such as Scagglethorpe and North Grimston have a rich collection of folklore, from common fae such as trolls, boggarts and moss folk to wyrms, kelpies and even a typical Yorkshire dragon.

Stories of werewolves and the barguest have also appeared in nearby villages but not in Settrington itself.

Many of the buildings in Settrington are said to be haunted.

Governance

The village and parish were historically in the wapentake of Buckrose, in the old East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974, it was moved into the county of North Yorkshire, as part of the Ryedale District.

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Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	2001	2011	2015
Village	414	510	535	527	492	550	556	512	555	488	475	495	448	411	355	325	323
Parish	614	729	757	779	741	825	871	777	802	685	669							339	316	290
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"Settrington Parish".
"Settrington {{!}} Domesday Book".
(1970). "Place-names of East Riding of Yorkshire and York". Cambridge University Press.
Hicks, Michael. (23 September 2004). "Bigod, Sir Francis".
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"Settrington village design statement".
(25 July 2022). "Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School URN: 121538".
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"All Saints".
"Settrington Beck catch (trib of Derwent) {{!}} Catchment Data Explorer {{!}} Catchment Data Explorer".
(2015). "Advisory visit Settrington Beck".
(2013). "The Centenary Way". North Yorkshire County Council.
(2021). "Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire gazetteer of townships and parishes". North Yorkshire County Council.
"Genuki: Settrington, Yorkshire (East Riding)".
(1907). "The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3". Constable & Co.
"Administrative unit Settrington CP/AP Parish-level Unit".
"Settrington Built-up area".
"Settrington Parish".
(December 2016). "2015 Population Estimates: Parishes".

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