Rylstone

Rylstone

Rylstone

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

For the small town in Australia, see Rylstone, New South Wales.

Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the former Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Grassington. The population of the civil parish as of the 2001 census was 122, and had risen to 160 by the time of the 2011 census. In 2015, the population was estimated to be 180.

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History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Rilestun as belonging to Dolgfinn, but with no population or taxable land (waste).[2] The name derives from Old English of Ryneles-tun: town by the brook.[3] To the south-east of the village on the slopes of Rylstone Fell, is the remains of Norton Tower, a summer residence for the Norton family, one time lords of the Manor of Rylstone.[4] The family were Catholics, and they supported freeing Mary Queen of Scots and the Pilgrimage of Grace, both of which failed and cost the family their estates.[5] The tower ruins are grade II listed.[6] Rylstone Fell rises to a height of 1,450 feet (440 m),[7] whilst the village is lower down in the valley at a height of 630 feet (192 m) above sea level.[8]

Rylstone railway station opened in 1902, closed to passengers in 1930, and closed completely in 1969.[9] The village has a church, St Peter's, which was rebuilt in 1854, and has about 35 buildings.[10][11] In 1876, the village was separated from the ancient parish of Burnsall into its own parish of Rilstone with Conistone (Rilstone being an old spelling of the village name). Besides the Anglican church, the Quakers had some land along what is known as Chapel Lane, upon which they had a limited amount of burial space.[12]

The nearest primary school is in Cracoe (to the north), and this was rated as being Good in 2024.[13][14] The village has one main road running through it, the B6265, with just one other through road, Raikes Lane, which leads east towards Hetton.[15] The old trackway in the village came down form the moor on the eastern side, and headed out towards Cracoe by the manor house and around the church, on a path which is marked as Chapel Lane on Ordnance Survey mapping.[16] Chapel Lane was part of the original 19th century turnpike between Skipton and Grassington.[17] Rylstone is served by the number 72 bus route between Skipton and Grassington, with seven services in each direction through the week.[18]

The members of Rylstone and District Women's Institute were the inspiration for the 2003 film Calendar Girls, although the film was shot based in nearby Kettlewell.[19]

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.[20]

Rylstone is referenced in the poem entitled The White Doe of Rylstone by William Wordsworth.[21][22]

Governance

The parish of Rylstone was historically in the wapentake of Staincliffe East, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire.[23] Rylstone was in the ancient parish of Burnsall until 1876, when it was created as a parish in its own right.[24] Up until 1974, it was in the Skipton Rural District, and then was moved into the North Yorkshire district of Craven.[25] The Craven District was abolished in 2023, and the area became part of North Yorkshire Council for local government.[26] It is represented at Westminster as part of the Skipton and Ripon Constituency.[27]

Population of Rylstone 1801–2015[28][29][30][31][32]
1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 2001 2011 2015
177 192 145 115 121 123 107 118 130 136 123 116 118 112 120 111 108 122 160 180[note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Estimated population.[1]

References

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    "Rylstone | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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    Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 398. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
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    Hartley & Ingilby 1991, p. 65.
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    Kelsall, Dennis (2017). The Yorkshire Dales: south and west : Wharfdale, Littondale, Malhamdale, Dentdale and Ribblesdale. Milnthorpe: Cicerone. p. 143. ISBN 9781852848859.
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    Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 70. ISBN 9781840337532.
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    Hartley & Ingilby 1991, p. 121.
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    Hartley & Ingilby 1991, p. 28.
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    Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire gazetteer of townships and parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. p. 26. ISBN 0-906035-29-5.
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    Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 538. OCLC 500092527.
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    Hartley & Ingilby 1991, p. 309.
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  32. [32]
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rylstone Parish (1170216778)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

Sources

  • Hartley, Marie; Ingilby, Joan (1991) [1956]. The Yorkshire Dales. Otley: Smith Settle. ISBN 1870071727.
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