South Kilvington

South Kilvington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk.

For other uses, see Kilvington (disambiguation).

South Kilvington
Village Green, South Kilvington
South Kilvington is located in North Yorkshire
South Kilvington
South Kilvington
Location within North Yorkshire
Population243 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE425840
Civil parish
  • South Kilvington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHIRSK
Postcode districtYO7
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cheluitun in the Yarlestre hundred. The entry refers to the area around North Kilvington that was owned by Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invasion and then granted to the Crown.[2] During the 13th century, the lands became the demesne of Roger de Mowbray and around 1637, after many lands had been divided, the lord of the manor was Sir Arthur Ingram.[3]

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland was supposedly killed here in 1489 by a mob of protesters against taxation.[4]

Thornbrough House in the parish of South Kilvington was home to Matthew Carter who died there in 1666 at the reported age of 112. His life would have spanned the reigns of six monarchs from Mary I to Charles II, the English Civil War and Restoration. Whilst Carter did not match the claimed longevity of fellow Yorkshire supercentenarian Henry Jenkins, they were contemporaries.[5]

In the 19th century, South Kilvington was widely known for its village idiots who became a popular spectacle for visitors.[6]

Governance

South Kilvington lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency; the Thirsk electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council, and the Whitestonecliffe ward of Hambleton District Council.[7]

Geography

The original route of the A19 used to run through the village, it is now the A61. Cod Beck flows to the west of the village as part of the tributary system of the River Swale.[7]

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 261.[3] In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 231 of which 205 were over sixteen years old and 102 of those were in employment. There were 112 dwellings of which 72 were detached.[8]

Education

As of 2017, South Kilvington CE VC Primary school has just under 100 pupils on roll, aged from 4 to 11 years old and is in the catchment area for Thirsk School and Sixth Form College.[9]

Religion
South Kilvington, St Wilfred's Church

St Wilfrid's church is thought to date from the reign of Henry III though Saxon cross fragments found in the churchyard indicate there may have been an older structure on the site. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[3][10]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – South Kilvington Parish (1170216925)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. Kilvington in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 728. ISBN 1-86150-299-0. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via UK and Ireland Genealogy.
  4. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 4 December 2010
  5. Grainge, William; Baker, John Gilbert (1859). The Vale of Mowbray: a historical and topographical account of Thirsk and its neighbourhood. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. pp. 186–187 – via Internet Archive.
  6. Allison, William (1919). My Kingdom for a Horse! Yorkshire, Rugby, Balliol, The Bar, Bloodstock and Journalistic Recollections (PDF). New York: E P Dutton Company. p. 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via Forgotten Books.
  7. "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support". Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. "2001 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  9. "Browse school information for your area". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  10. "Church Listing". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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