Appleton Wiske

Appleton Wiske is a small village and civil parish that sits between Northallerton and Yarm in the Vale of York, a flat tract of land that runs between the North Yorkshire Moors to the east, the Yorkshire Dales to the west and the River Tees to the north.

Appleton Wiske
Appleton Wiske
Appleton Wiske is located in North Yorkshire
Appleton Wiske
Appleton Wiske
Location within North Yorkshire
Population487 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ390047
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHALLERTON
Postcode districtDL6
Dialling code01609
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The village, which was known as Apletona in the Domesday Book, eventually took the name of the nearby River Wiske to distinguish itself from other Appletons in the area, such as Appleton-le-Moors.

History

Appleton Wiske - today just a tiny parish within the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire - is actually one of the 41 ancient parishes of the Wapentake of Langbaurgh in the Cleveland division of the North Riding of Yorkshire.[2][3] It was also a part of the sessional division of Yarm.[4]

The parish was gifted by William the Conqueror to Robert de Brus of Skelton, an ancestor of Robert the Bruce, the famous Scottish king.[5] De Brus's son gave it to St. Mary's Abbey, York, along with Hornby and other lands. It remained in the possession of the St. Mary's until the dissolution of monasteries, when it was granted by Henry VIII to Charles Brandon, who later became the Duke of Suffolk.[6] The parish then passed through several hands and was finally split up in the early 19th century after the death of Robert Henry Allan, whose family had owned the parish since the early 18th century.[5]

The village is thought to date back to Saxon times[7] and is referred to in the Domesday Book as Apletona.[8] The village church is not quite as old - the first reference to it is in 1299, when Edward I visited and heard Mass.[9] Parish records indicate that it was being called The Chapel of St Mary Magdalen in Appleton by 1586.[10] It is a small Norman structure, consisting of nave, chancel and porch.[11] The church is now a grade II listed structure, as is the Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1821.[12][13]

In the First World War, 38 acres (15 ha) of land to the north east of the village was used by two squadrons of the Royal Air Force in the Home Defence role. The squadrons were based at RAF Ripon and used Appleton Wiske as a Relief Landing Ground (RLG). Whilst the airfield was scoped out for a possible role in the Second World War, it was never used.[14][15]

In 2009 it was suggested that a planning application for nine wind turbines was due to be raised with Hambleton District Council. With each turbine planned to be 410 feet (125 m) high and the nearest some 800 yards (730 m) from the village,[16] a group of villagers formed the still existent North Hambleton Windfarm Action Group (NHWAG) to oppose the development.

Geography

The village is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north east of Northallerton and 4.3 miles (7 km) south west of Yarm.[17] The River Wiske passes to the immediate south of the village on its long journey to the North Sea at Spurn Head.[18][19]

Education

Appleton Wiske Primary School has a roll of around 80 to 90 pupils with an age range of four to eleven.[20] Children from East Harsley attend Appleton Wiske Primary School alongside children from the village itself.[21] All are in the catchment area for Northallerton School and Sixth Form College.[22]

Plaudits

The village won a gold medal in Yorkshire in Bloom in 2006, 2007 and 2008, also winning best village in 2008. Appleton Wiske has also represented Yorkshire and Humberside three times in the national Britain in Bloom competition.[23] In 2002 winning a silver medal, in 2004 a Silver-Gilt and Best Village and in 2009 a gold medal.[24]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Appleton Wiske Parish (1170216798)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. "Appleford - Ardwick". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. "GENUKI: Appleton Wiske". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. "Genuki: NRY HISTORY CONTENTS: , Yorkshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "Parishes: Appleton Wiske | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. Burke, J Bernard (1848). The Historic Lands of England. London: Churton. p. 156. OCLC 7443328.
  7. "Appleton Wiske History". www.appletonwiske.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. "Appleton [Wiske] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. Barnard, Ashley (15 July 2015). "Scarecrow event hoped to raise funds for local church". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. "Genuki: St. Mary's Church, Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  11. Pevsner, Nikoalus (2002). Yorkshire, the North Riding. London: Yale University Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-300-09665-8.
  12. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II) (1293806)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  13. Historic England. "Wesley Methodist Chapel (Grade II) (1190428)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  14. Delve, Ken (2006). Northern England : Co. Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire. Marlborough: Crowood. p. 285. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.
  15. "Appleton Wiske - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK". www.abct.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  16. Walker, Andy (10 February 2009). "Villagers protest against plans for North Yorkshire windfarm". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  17. "History of Appleton Wiske, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  18. Wilson, Andrew (3 July 2019). "School's new wildlife area with 'outdoor classroom' is now open". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  19. "304" (Map). Darlington & Richmond. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245569.
  20. "Appleton Wiske Community Primary School". files.api.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  21. "Local Primary Schools - East Harlsey". www.eastharlsey.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  22. "Spectrum Spatial Analyst". maps.northyorks.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  23. "Glory as Appleton Wiske wins top village in bloom awards". Harrogate Advertiser. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  24. "Activities". Welcome to AppletonWiske.com. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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