Stillingfleet
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{for|people named Stillingfleet|Stillingfleet (surname)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.861880|-1.099210|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Stillingfleet
| static_image = CrossKeysPubStillingfleet(BillHenderson)Dec2006.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Cross Keys pub in Stillingfleet
| population = 405
| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=E04007771|title=Stillingfleet Parish |accessdate=30 November 2019}}
| civil_parish =
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster =
| post_town = YORK
| postcode_district = YO19
| postcode_area = YO
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE593410
}}
Stillingfleet is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south of York and nearby settlements include Acaster Selby, Naburn and Appleton Roebuck.
Stillingfleet was once the site of UK Coal's Stillingfleet Mine, part of the Selby Coalfield, which closed in 2004.
St Helen's Church, the parish church, is a grade I listed building.{{NHLE|num=1296904|desc=Church of St Helen|accessdate=20 August 2016}} Another notable building is Moreby Hall, which is grade II* listed.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-326213-moreby-hall-stillingfleet-north-yorkshir|title=Moreby Hall, Stillingfleet|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=13 March 2015 }}
The village was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.{{cite web|title=History of Stillingfleet, in Selby and East Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14285|access-date=25 November 2020|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Toponymy
The origin of the name 'Stillingfleet' lies in Old English. The name means 'stretch of river belonging to the family or followers of a man called Styfel', and is composed of the elements Styfel (the name of the landowner), {{lang|ang|inga}} (followers of) and {{lang|ang|fleot}} (stream, inlet or creek). The village was recorded as Steflingefled in the Domesday Book of 1086.
1833 drowning
On Boxing Day 1833, 11 members of a party of carol singers from Stillingfleet were drowned when their boat overturned in the nearby River Ouse.{{cite web|url=http://theknittinggenie.com/2011/06/07/we-were-the-singers/ |title=The Knitting Genealogist|date=7 June 2011 |access-date=23 November 2012}}
References
External links
{{Commons category|Stillingfleet}}
- {{NHLE |num=1296904 |desc=St Helen's Church}}
- {{Genuki|county=ARY|Stillingfleet||}}
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Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Category:Villages in North Yorkshire
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