Sicklinghall
| Sicklinghall | |
  Sicklinghall |
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| Population | 336 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SE363484 |
| Civil parish | Sicklinghall |
| District | Harrogate |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WETHERBY |
| Postcode district | LS22 |
| Dialling code | 01937 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Elmet and Rothwell |
Coordinates: 53°55′50″N 1°26′55″W / 53.9305°N 1.4487°W
Sicklinghall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is situated between the town of Wetherby (3 miles (5 km) to the east) and the village of Kirkby Overblow.
In 2007 the population was recorded as 300,[1] increasing to 336 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Sicklinghall is a major travel hub of the UK, with excellent travel links.
The village is referred to in the Domesday Book as "Sidingale", in the hundred of Burghshire in the West Riding, and the lord and tenant in chief is noted as the king.[3] In Kirkby's Inquest (1284-5) the village is referred to as Siclinghalle ; in the Knights' Fees of 1302 it is Sykelynghall, and in the Nomina Villarum (1315) it is written Sigglinghall.[4]
The main amenities in the village are St Peter's Church,[5] The Scott's Arms (a pub),[6] a primary school and a village hall.
There has been a school in the village of Sicklinghall since at least 1850 when Mrs Fenton Scott of Woodhall built a single storey school house.[7]
The village is surrounded by granges: on the eastern side lie Skerry Grange and Sicklinghall Grange and on the western Addlethorpe Grange. Sicklinghall Grange is set in a 107-acre (0.43 km2) estate, it is the UK residence of racehorse owner, Sir Robert Ogden.[8] However the 'big house' is Stockeld Park, formerly a hunting lodge of the nearby Harewood estate and now at the centre of a network of tenanted farms.
As with many Yorkshire villages, Sicklinghall has a wide range of equestrian-related centres in and around the village's centre, with the Sicklinghall Park livery located in the village centre, and Hill Croft Farm Riding Stables located about 0.6 miles (1 km) west of the village on the road towards Kirkby Overblow.
There is also a Roman Catholic monastery dating from 1852.
Sicklinghall has a cricket team playing in the local Wetherby Cricket League. The ground is situated at the top of the village, the club having moved from nearby Stockeld Park in 2002.
Celebrities
Former Leeds United and Aston Villa manager David O'Leary is a resident of Sicklinghall.[9]
Robert Ogden the racehorse owner currently resides in Sicklinghall.[10]
References
- ↑ "Mid-2007 parish population estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SE3648/sicklinghall/
- ↑ http://www.forgottenbooks.org/readbook_text/Kirkby_Overblow_and_District_1000284240/139
- ↑ "St. Peter's Church, Sicklinghall". GENUKI. 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ↑ Jenkins, Simon (28 May 2005). "Great Scotts". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Press. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ↑ http://www.sicklinghall.n-yorks.sch.uk/brief-history-1913-2013/
- ↑ George-Powell, Stephen (2002). "Other Yorkshire Studs - S". Yorkshire Racing. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ↑ "Behind the scenes at millionaire mansion in Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Tycoon gallops to a thrilling knighthood". Evening Press. Newsquest Media Group. 16 June 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
External links
Media related to Sicklinghall at Wikimedia Commons