Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for NUNNINGTON

NUNNINGTON, a village and a parish in Helmsley district, N. R Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Rye, 2 miles N of Hovingham r. station, and 4½ S E by S of Helmsley; is a pretty place: and has a post-office under York, and a famous ram show on the first Friday of Aug. The parish comprises 1, 600 acres. Real property, £3, 715. Pop., 423. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Mrs. Rutson. A nunnery stood early on a spot at the E end of the village; gave rise to the name Nunnington; and was dissolved about 1200. An old Tudor hall now occupies its site; was the residence of Viscount Preston; and belongs now to Mrs. Ruston. Charming views are within the parish; and extensive ones are commanded from its higher grounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £250.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt in 1678; is a stone structure with a tower; and was reported in 1859 as not good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an hospital, a school with £20 a year from endowment, and another charity with £9.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Nunnington AP/CP/Tn       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Nunnington

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