Sand Hutton

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hottune in the Bulford hundred. Before the Norman invasion the manor was shared between Sprot and Gospatric, son of Arnketil. Afterwards they were split between the Crown and Hugh, son Baldric who installed Wulfbert of Hutton as lord of the manor.{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE6958|name=sand-hutton|display=Sand Hutton}} The latter part of the manor passed eventually to the Mowbray family until 1604 when the title became unused. The other part of the manor was in the possession of the Percy family of Kildale in the early 13th century. Other families that had possession included the Grays of York and the Thwaite family.

The manor was once owned by an eccentric Englishman, Sir Robert Walker, Bt. He had his own narrow gauge steam railway, which provided transport around his large estate,{{cite book|publisher= Voyageur|year= 1914|url= http://www.ukrailarchive.org/ngr/rm1914-34-229.PDF|title= The Sand Hutton Railway, Railway Magazine Issue 34|pages= 229–236}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and a fire brigade.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64617&strquery=sand%20hutton|title=History|access-date=18 January 2013}}{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |pages=779, 780|year=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}

The name is derived from Old English words hoh and -tun meaning a hill or spur of projecting land (hill) and settlement. The prefix Sand was added later to denote the type of soil in the area and distinguish it from other Huttons in the area.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/county/Yorkshire+NR|title=Key to English Place-Names|access-date=18 January 2013}}

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Sheriff Hutton & Derwent electoral ward of North Yorkshire Council.{{cite web |title=Find a councillor |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx?XXR=0&AC=WARD&WID=13325 |website=North Yorkshire Council |access-date=4 June 2023}} Between 1974 and 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district.

The Parish Council has six members with representation split equally between the two villages of the Parish.{{cite web|url=http://www.claxton-sandhutton.org.uk/claxton-and-sand-hutton-parish-council/parish-council-team/|title=Parish Council|access-date=18 January 2013}}

The village is located almost halfway between the A64 and A166 to the east of York. The nearest settlements are Claxton {{convert|1.1|mi}} to the north and Upper Helmsley {{convert|1|mi}} to the south.{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }}

The 2001 UK Census, which separated the village records, recorded the population of Sand Hutton as 193, of which 158 were over sixteen years of age. There were 81 dwellings of which 54 were detached.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=798145&c=sand+hutton&d=16&g=476610&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1358521011704&enc=1&domainId=15|title=2001 UK Census|access-date=18 January 2013}} By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 213.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128171&c=YO41+1JZ&d=16&e=62&g=6455085&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439386748048&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=12 August 2015}}

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's Food and Environment Research Agency is sited at Sand Hutton.{{cite web|url=http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/appliedInnovationCampus/index.cfm|title=Food & Environment Research Agency|access-date=18 January 2013}}

There is a school, Sand Hutton CE Primary, which is in the catchment area of Huntington School in York for secondary education. It serves the villages of Gate Helmsley, Upper Helmsley, Buttercrambe, Harton, Bossall, Claxton and Flaxton.{{cite web|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16749|title=School|access-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121101001719/http%3A//www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid%3D16749|archive-date=1 November 2012}} The school was built by Sir James Walker in 1861 and was enlarged by his grandson.

There is a community hall and is located in an area popular with shooting and other field sports. The village and most of the land is owned by the Church of England Commissioners, who bought it from the Walker family. Located east and west of the village there are numerous pits used for fishing. The Community Hall houses a small library.{{cite web|url=http://www.claxton-sandhutton.org.uk/community/village-hall/|title= Community Info|access-date=18 January 2013}}

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The village has a church dedicated to St Mary. The modern building was erected between 1840 and 1842. In the churchyard are the remains of the 12th century St Leonards Chapel. Both are Grade II Listed buildings.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-329484-church-of-st-mary-sand-hutton-north-york|title=Church listing|access-date=18 January 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-329485-church-of-st-leonard-s-sand-hutton-north|title=Ruins Listing|access-date=18 January 2013}}

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