Wilstrop

Wilstrop is a civil parish about 8 miles (13 km) west of York, in the Harrogate district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 44,[1] and in 2015 the population was estimated at 60.[2] There is no modern village in the parish. The site of the deserted medieval village of Wilstrop lies near the River Nidd on the northern boundary of the parish.[3]

Wilstrop
Wilstrop is located in North Yorkshire
Wilstrop
Wilstrop
Location within North Yorkshire
Area4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population44 (2001 census)
• Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Wilstrop
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Websitehttp://www.tockwith.gov.uk/Tockwith-Wilstrop-Parish-Council/Default.aspx

The parish touches Green Hammerton, Kirk Hammerton, Long Marston, Moor Monkton, Nun Monkton and Tockwith.[4] Wilstrop shares a parish council with Tockwith called "Tockwith with Wilstrop Parish Council".[5]

Landmarks

There is 1 listed building in Wilstrop called "Skip Bridge" which is grade II listed.[6] Wilstrop Siding railway station opened in 1848, closed to passengers in 1931 and closed entirely in 1964.[7]

History

The name "Wilstrop" means 'Wifel's outlying farm/settlement'.[8] Wilstrop was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wilestorp/Wivlestorp.[9] Wilstrop is one of the possible sources of the surname Willstrop.[10] The village of Wilstrop was deserted in the 15th century, when the local landowner evicted the population to make way for sheep grazing. In the 16th century the site was converted into a park. Earthworks still survive.[3][11] Wilstrop was formerly a township in the parish of Kirk-Hammerton, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[12] In 1866 Wilstrop became a civil parish in its own right.[13] In 1974 the parish was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

References
  1. Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. Historic England. "Wilstrop (55085)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. "Wilstrop". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "Home". Tockwith with Wilstrop Parish Council. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. "Listed buildings in Wilstrop, Harrogate, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. Historic England. "Wilstrop Siding station (501515)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  8. "Wilstrop Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. "Place name: Wilstrop". The National Archives. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  10. "Last name: Willstrop". Surname Database. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  11. "History". Tockwith with Wilstrop Parish Council. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  12. "History of Wilstrop, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  13. "Relationships and changes Wilstrop Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  • "Wilstrop". City Population De. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilstrop.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.