Grimston, Selby

Coordinates: 53°51′57″N 1°14′33″W / 53.865865°N 1.2425387°W / 53.865865; -1.2425387
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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[edit]

There are 14 listed buildings in Grimston.[3]

History[edit]

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[edit]

  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.