Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Human settlement in England
Nunnington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The River Rye runs through. Its population, including Stonegrave, taken at the 2011 census was 361.[1] It is rich in listed historic buildings.
History
Nunnington Hall is a Grade I listed mansion owned by the National Trust and open to the public. The village has 28 other houses and features listed Grade II, including an early 18th-century bridge over the river.[2]
Church
The parish church dedicated to All Saints and St James is a Grade I listed building. The nave and chancel date from the late 13th century and the tower from 1672. The tower, porch and vestry were rebuilt in 1883–1884. There is a fine 17th-century pulpit.[3][4]
There is a tomb in the church said to belong to a man named Peter Loschy, who slew a dragon in Loschy Wood. In fact, the tomb belongs to Sir Walter de Teyes of Stonegrave Manor.[5]
Notable residents
Former residents of Nunnington have included the writers Annie Keary (1825–1879) and Eliza Harriett Keary (1827–1918) in the 1840s, while their father William Keary (died 1859) was rector.[6] Annie Keary's children's book Mia and Charlie; or a Week's Holiday at Ryedale Rectory (London/Winchester, 1855) recounts the story of a Proud Lady of "Nunningham", who haunts the hall.[7]
Sir Herbert Read, the anarchist poet and critic, was born at nearby Muscoates in 1893 and lived at Muscoates Grange Farm.[8]
Amenities
School
The nearest schools are at Kirkbymoorside and Malton.[9] Nunnington Church of England School dwindled and closed seemingly before the Second World War.[10]
Public transport
Nunnington railway station lay 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village. It closed to passengers in 1953.[11] The nearest railway station is at Malton (10.2 miles, 16.4 km). There are no public bus services for the village at present.[12]
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