Appleton-le-Street explained

Country:England
Static Image:Appleton-le-Street.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Appleton-le-Street
Coordinates:54.1525°N -0.8747°W
Official Name:Appleton-le-Street
Population:117
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
Dial Code:01653
Os Grid Reference:SE737736
London Distance Mi:185
London Direction:S

Appleton-le-Street is a small village and in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 3miles west of Malton and in the parish of Appleton-le-Street with Easthorpe.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Appletun", part of the Maneshou Hundred. At the time of the Norman Conquest it belonged to Cnut, son of Karli, but subsequently handed over to William I.[1]

The Thirsk and Malton railway line used to pass through the village.[2]

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. It also lies within the Amotherby ward of Ryedale District Council and the Malton electoral district of North Yorkshire County Council.

Geography

The civil parish includes the village and the small hamlet of Easthorpe, which lies just over 1miles to the south. It is on the B1257 Malton to Stokesley road between Amotherby and Barton-le-Street. It is 1.7miles south of the River Rye.[3]

The soil is a mixture of Oxford clay on corallian beds. Limestone and Sandstone were quarried in the village.[4]

Demography

According to the 2001 UK Census, the population for the civil parish was 117 in 53 households. Of those households, 29 were detached dwellings and 34 were owner occupied. Of the total population, 93 were over the age of 16, of which 55 were economically active.[5]

The 2011 census recorded the population as 122.

Religion

All Saints' Church, Appleton-le-Street dates from Saxon times and is a Grade I listed building.[6] All Saints Episcopal Church in Appleton, Wisconsin, is an evocation of and homage to All Saints Anglican Church in Appleton-le-Street built in 1905 by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domesday Entry. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130526063410/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SE7373/appleton-le-street/. 26 May 2013. dead.
  2. Book: Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 . 643. 1890 . S&N Publishing. 1-86150-299-0.
  3. Web site: OpenData support | OS Tools & Support .
  4. Web site: Geology. 21 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Demographics. 21 October 2012.
  6. Web site: All Saints Church. 21 October 2012.