rylstone
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{For|the small town in Australia|Rylstone, New South Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.024400|-2.047900|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Rylstone
| static_image = Village Pond, Rylstone.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = The village duckpond in Rylstone
| population = 180
| population_ref = (2015 NYCC)
| civil_parish = Rylstone
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster =
| post_town = SKIPTON
| postcode_district = BD23
| postcode_area = BD
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SD969587
}}
Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about {{convert|6|mi}} south west of Grassington. The population of the civil parish as of the 2001 census was 122, and had risen to 160 by the time of the 2011 census. In 2015, the population was estimated to be 180.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Rilestun as belonging to Dolgfinn, but with no population or taxable land (waste).{{cite web |title=Rylstone {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SD9758/rylstone/ |website=opendomesday.org |access-date=14 April 2024}} The name derives from Old English of Ryneles-tun: town by the brook.{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=398 |edition=4}} To the south-east of the village on the slopes of Rylstone Fell, is the remains of Norton Tower, a summer residence for the Norton family, one time lords of the Manor of Rylstone.{{sfn|Hartley|Ingilby|1991|p=65}} The family were Catholics, and they supported freeing Mary Queen of Scots and the Pilgrimage of Grace, both of which failed and cost the family their estates.{{cite book |last1=Kelsall |first1=Dennis |title=The Yorkshire Dales: south and west : Wharfdale, Littondale, Malhamdale, Dentdale and Ribblesdale |date=2017 |publisher=Cicerone |location=Milnthorpe |isbn=9781852848859 |page=143}} The tower ruins are grade II listed.{{NHLE|desc=Norton Tower |num=1316832 |grade=II|access-date=14 April 2024 }} Rylstone Fell rises to a height of {{convert|1,450|ft}},{{cite book |last1=Speight |first1=Harry |title=The Craven and north-west Yorkshire highlands. Being a complete account of the history, scenery, and antiquities of that romantic district. |date=1892 |publisher=E Stock |location=London |page=22|oclc=7219082}} whilst the village is lower down in the valley at a height of {{convert|192|m|order=flip}} above sea level.{{cite web |title=Rylstone, Craven - area information, map, walks and more |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/rylstone-craven |website=getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=14 April 2024}}
Rylstone railway station opened in 1902, closed to passengers in 1930, and closed completely in 1969.{{Butt-Stations |page=202 }} The village has a church, St Peter's, which was rebuilt in 1854, and has about 35 buildings.{{sfn|Hartley|Ingilby|1991|p=306}}{{cite web |title=Rylstone |url=https://www.colinday.co.uk/maps/CravenMaps/Rylstone.pdf |website=colinday.co.uk |access-date=14 April 2024}} In 1876, the village was separated from the ancient parish of Burnsall into its own parish of Rilstone with Conistone (Rilstone being an old spelling of the village name). Besides the Anglican church, the Quakers had some land along what is known as Chapel Lane, upon which they had a limited amount of burial space.{{cite book |editor1-last=Lowe |editor1-first=C. H. |title=The Register of St. Peter's, Rylstone, formerly part of the ancient parish of Burnsall |date=1895 |publisher=Petty & Sons |location=Leeds |page=iv|oclc=504425060}}
The nearest primary school is in Cracoe (to the north), and this was rated as being Good in 2024.{{cite web |title=Rylstone: St Peter |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/6921/ |website=achurchnearyou.com |access-date=14 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School URN: 121558 |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121558 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |date=13 September 2022 |access-date=14 April 2024}} The village has one main road running through it, the B6265, with just one other through road, Raikes Lane, which leads east towards Hetton.{{cite map|title =Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area |map =OL2 |year =2016 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-26331-0 }} The old trackway in the village came down form the moor on the eastern side, and headed out towards Cracoe by the manor house and around the church, on a path which is marked as Chapel Lane on Ordnance Survey mapping.{{cite book |last1=Wright |first1=Geoffrey Norman |title=Roads and trackways of the Yorkshire Dales |date=1985 |publisher=Moorland |location=Ashbourne |isbn=0861901231 |page=72}} Chapel Lane was part of the original 19th century turnpike between Skipton and Grassington.{{cite book |last1=Kelsall |first1=Dennis |title=The Yorkshire Dales: south and west : Wharfdale, Littondale, Malhamdale, Dentdale and Ribblesdale |date=2017 |publisher=Cicerone |location=Milnthorpe |isbn=9781852848859 |page=145}} Rylstone is served by the number 72 bus route between Skipton and Grassington, with seven services in each direction through the week.{{cite web |title=72 - Skipton - Cracoe - Threshfield - Grassington |url=https://bustimes.org/services/72-skipton-cracoe-threshfield-grassington?calendar=5449628 |website=bustimes.org |access-date=14 April 2024}}
The members of Rylstone and District Women's Institute were the inspiration for the 2003 film Calendar Girls, although the film was shot based in nearby Kettlewell.{{cite news |author= Shoard, Catherine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/05/leeds-camera-action-plans-unveiled-for-a-major-new-film-studio-in-yorkshire|title=Leeds, camera, action! Plans unveiled for a major new film studio in Yorkshire |work=The Guardian |date = 5 June 2015|access-date=25 February 2024}}
On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-1.html|title=Tour de France Stage 1|access-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725103624/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-1.html|archive-date=25 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Rylstone is referenced in the poem entitled The White Doe of Rylstone by William Wordsworth.{{cite book|last1=Chrystal|first1=Paul|title=The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales|date=2017|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine| isbn=9781840337532|page=70|edition=1}}{{sfn|Hartley|Ingilby|1991|p=121}}
Governance
The parish of Rylstone was historically in the wapentake of Staincliffe East, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire.{{cite web |title=Genuki: Rylstone, Yorkshire, England. Further historical information., Yorkshire (West Riding) |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Burnsall/RylstoneHistory |website=genuki.org.uk |access-date=14 April 2024}} Rylstone was in the ancient parish of Burnsall until 1876, when it was created as a parish in its own right.{{sfn|Hartley|Ingilby|1991|p=28}} Up until 1974, it was in the Skipton Rural District, and then was moved into the North Yorkshire district of Craven.{{cite book |title=Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire gazetteer of townships and parishes |date=2021 |orig-date=1986|publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |location=Northallerton |isbn=978-0-906035-29-0 |page=26}} The Craven District was abolished in 2023, and the area became part of North Yorkshire Council for local government.{{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Thomas |title=Council leader reflects on his time as Craven Council to be abolished to make way for North Yorkshire Council |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/council-leader-reflects-on-his-time-as-craven-council-to-be-abolished-to-make-way-for-north-yorkshire-council-4083131 |access-date=18 April 2024 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=23 March 2023}} It is represented at Westminster as part of the Skipton and Ripon Constituency.{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=395747&y=457981&z=7&bnd1=cpc&bnd2=wmc&labels=off |website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=14 April 2024}}
See also
Notes
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References
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= Sources =
- {{cite book |last1=Hartley |first1=Marie |last2=Ingilby |first2=Joan |title=The Yorkshire Dales |date=1991 |orig-date=1956 |publisher=Smith Settle |location=Otley |isbn=1870071727}}
External links
{{Commons category|Rylstone, North Yorkshire}}
- {{Genuki|county=WRY|Burnsall||Rylstone}}
- [https://www.rylstoneproject.com/ The Rylstone Project]
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