Newby Wiske
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Newby Wiske
| coordinates = {{coord|54.2849|-1.4378|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name = Newby Wiske - geograph.org.uk - 470620.jpg
| static_image_caption = Newby Wiske
| population = 181
| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=1170216895|title=Newby Wiske Parish |accessdate=16 May 2018}}
| civil_parish = Newby Wiske
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = Northallerton
| postcode_district = DL7
| postcode_area = DL
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE366878
}}
Newby Wiske is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wiske, about five miles north-west of Thirsk.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64738|title=History|accessdate=2 January 2013}}{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |pages=739, 740|year=2002|orig-date=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}
Governance
The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Geography
The nearest settlements to the village are South Otterington {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} to the east and Maunby {{convert|1.2|mi}} to the south-west. It stands on the east bank of the River Wiske.{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }}
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 216. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 174 of which 142 were over the age of sixteen years and of these 81 were in employment. There were 81 dwellings of which 40 were detached.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=797753&c=newby+wiske&d=16&g=475734&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1357143016982&enc=1&domainId=15|title=2001 UK Census|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=17 December 2012}}
Religion
Notable buildings
{{main|Listed buildings in Newby Wiske}}
Newby Wiske Hall is a Grade II listed country house on the western edge of the village. The oldest parts of the building appear to date from 1693, but most of the current structure was built in the 19th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-332257-newby-wiske-hall-newby-wiske-north-yorks|title=Newby Wiske Hall Listing|accessdate=2 January 2013}} It was used as a training centre by North Riding Constabulary from 1954, and in 1976 it became the headquarters of the succeeding police force, North Yorkshire Police.{{cite news |url=http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/crime/for-sale-north-yorkshire-police-hq-ahead-of-7m-move-1-7758672 |newspaper=Harrogate Advertiser |title=For sale: North Yorkshire Police HQ ahead of £7m move |author=Dan Windham |date=29 February 2016|accessdate=22 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/newbywiske|title=Police HQ|accessdate=2 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620150215/http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/newbywiske|archivedate=20 June 2012 }} The force moved its headquarters to Alverton Court (the former offices of the Rural Payments Agency) in nearby Northallerton in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://northyorkshire.police.uk/news/proposed-new-headquarters-north-yorkshire-police/ |title=Proposed new headquarters for North Yorkshire Police |date=11 June 2015 |publisher=North Yorkshire Police|accessdate=22 July 2016}} North Yorkshire Police sold the Newby Wiske Hall site, which consists of the original country house and a number of later buildings, in March 2017. The new owners are activity holiday company PGL.{{cite news | url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2017-03-16/north-yorkshire-police-announce-sale-of-headquarters-of-40-years-near-northallerton/ | title=North Yorkshire Police announce sale of headquarters of 40 years near Northallerton | website=ITV News | date=16 March 2017}}
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.
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