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Grimston, Selby

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This article is about the parish near Kirby Wharfe. For the hamlet near York, in Selby district until 1996, see Grimston, York.

Grimston
Grimston is located in North Yorkshire
Grimston
Grimston
Location within North Yorkshire
Area3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population59 (2001 census)
• Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Grimston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°51′57″N 1°14′33″W / 53.865865°N 1.2425387°W / 53.865865; -1.2425387

Grimston is a civil parish about 8 miles from York, in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 59.[1] The parish touches Bolton Percy, Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford, Oxton, Stutton with Hazlewood, Tadcaster and Towton.[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was in the Selby district.

Features

There are 14 listed buildings in Grimston.[3]

History

The name "Grimston" means 'Grimr's farm/settlement.[4] Grimston was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Mitune.[5] Grimston was formerly a township in the parish of Kirkby Wharf;[6] in 1866 Grimston became a civil parish in its own right.[7]

James VI and I came to Grimston Park, the house of Sir Edward Stanhope, on 19 April 1603. He knighted 11 men including Roger Aston and Charles Montagu.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Grimston". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Listed Buildings in Grimston, Selby, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Grimston Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Yorkshire: West Riding C-G". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "History of Grimston, in Selby and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Grimston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ Henry Ellis, Original Letters, 1st series vol. 3 (London, 1824), p. 75.
  • "Grimston". City Population De. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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