Gillamoor

Gillamoor is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 3 miles (5 km) north of Kirkbymoorside[2] on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The population of the parish as taken at the 2001 census was 168,[3] dropping to 156 at the 2011 census was 156.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 150 people.[4]

Gillamoor
The High Street in Gillamoor
Gillamoor is located in North Yorkshire
Gillamoor
Gillamoor
Location within North Yorkshire
Population156 (2011 Census)[1]
Civil parish
  • Gillamoor
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO62
Dialling code01751
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having 15 villagers and seven ploughlands.[5] The name derives from Old English Getla's inga mōr; the moor of Getla's people (Getla being a personal name).[6] In the 12th and 13th centuries, the spelling of the village was Gillemore.[7]

St. Aidan's church

In the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Gillamoor had water delivered via a channel cut by Joseph Foord. He created many miles of gently sloping leats that carried water from the moors into Fadmoor, Gillamoor and Kirkbymoorside. In 2000, the natural spring in the village was abandoned for a cut into the aquifer under the Vale of Pickering for fresh water.[8]

Gillamoor is well known for its 'Surprise View'.[9] At its eastern end, the road turns sharply to reveal an enchanting view of the eastern entrance to Farndale - the church wall plaque, close-by reads:

Thou, who hast given me eyes to see and love this sight so fair, give me a heart to find out thee, and read thee everywhere.[9]

The little church was rebuilt single-handedly in 1802 by James Smith of Farndale. The interior of St Aidans includes items from an earlier church, such as a balustrade that dates to 1682. The church was renovated again in 1880 and is now a grade II listed structure.[10] A most unusual, complex, four-faced sundial stands by the roadside in the centre of the village.[9] Like the church, this is now a grade II listed structure.[11]

Apart from the Royal Oak Inn,[12] the church, and the school,[13] all buildings in the village are residential. Most of the village is within the boundaries of the North York Moors National Park.[14] The former Wesleyan chapel in the village is now used as the school.[15]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gillamoor Parish (E04007579)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Genuki: Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Gillamoor Parish (36UF040)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. "Gillamoor | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  7. "Parishes: Kirkby Moorside | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. "Currents of history". The Yorkshire Post. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. "Gillamoor : A village standing proud and unspoilt". Gazette & Herald. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. Historic England. "Church of St Aidan (Grade II) (1316034)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  11. Historic England. "Sundial approximately 20 meters south of Dial House (Grade II) (1149014)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. Lumby, Rebecca (19 April 2018). "Dining Out: The Royal Oak, Gillamoor". The Filey & Hunmanby Mercury. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. "Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School URN: 121493". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  14. "The Ryedale Local Plan - inset 36 Gillamoor". www.imagine-ryedale.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  15. Darley, Karen (28 March 2019). "Methodist chapel reopens following make-over". York Press. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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