Newby Wiske
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| Population | 181 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE366878 |
| Civil parish | Newby Wiske |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode district | DL7 9 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Thirsk and Malton |
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Newby Wiske is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wiske, about five miles north-west of Thirsk.
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History
The village has always belonged to the manor of Kirby Wiske. The manor was split between the de Maunby and de Holtby families in the 13th and 14th century. Later records show the manor passing to the Saltmarsh family. In the 16th century the manor was passed to the Willey family, whose descendant married into the Reveley family of Northumberland.[2][3]
Governance
The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It lies within the Thorntons ward of Hambleton District Council and Sowerby electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council.[4]
Geography
The nearest settlements to the village are South Otterington 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the east and Maunby 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the south-west. It stands on the east bank of the River Wiske.[4]
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 216.[3] The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 174 of which 142 were over the age of sixteen years and of these 81 were inemployment. There were 81 dwellings of which 40 were detached.[5]
Religion
There used to be Methodist Chapel in the village erected in 1814.[3]
Notable buildings
Newby Wiske Hall is a Grade II Listed Building.[6] It has been home to the North Yorkshire Police headquarters since 1976.[7] Solberge Hall Hotel is a Georgian house of historical significance that was built in 1824.
Notable residents
Sir Hugh Smithson was born at Newby Wiske Hall in 1714.[2]
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