Ampleforth

Coordinates: 54°11′57″N 1°06′24″W / 54.19917°N 1.10667°W / 54.19917; -1.10667
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Ampleforth is a village and

2011 Census,[1] and includes Ampleforth College. The name Ampleforth means "the ford where the sorrel grows".[3]

History

The Ryedale Roman Bronzes, a ritual Roman metalwork assemblage, was found by two metal detectorists in a field near Ampleforth in May 2020.[4]

Ampleforth is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to the Archbishop of York, but that the land was possibly waste.[5] The name ‘Ampleforth’ derives from a combination of the Old English words ampre (sorrel) and ford meaning ‘(place by) ford where sorrel grew.’[6]

Until immediately after the

Second World War
Ampleforth mainly consisted of houses built along the main road which serves as the principal thoroughfare. Here there are several buildings dating back to the 19th century including the village's shop and the adjoining Coram Cottage, constructed in 1856.

After the

council estate
constructed in the 1960s which formed the greatest part of the development. Construction of new houses continues today. Along East Lane small farms are gradually being developed into large homes so that the rural and residential split becomes less marked.

the Crucifixion

North Yorkshire County Council Education service which was judged to be good in Ofsted reports from 2011,[9] 2016 and 2020.[10]

Diocese of Middlesbrough as a systemic school.[13]

There are two

public houses in the village,[12]
the White Swan and the White Horse. The latter takes its name from the large white horse which was carved into the hillside a few miles to the west.

Ampleforth had a Quaker settlement on the edge of the village, in Shallowdale to the west. The 16th century Carr House Farm was occupied by flax workers to weave flax into linen.[14]

The village was the setting of the Ampleforth Sword Dance, traditionally held at Christmas. The dance was of a Long Sword type which had the back story of a traveller killed by the six swordsmen and when a doctor is called for to revive the dead traveller, a clown pushes him aside and brings the traveller back to life through his mystical moves. Cecil Sharp documented the dance in his book, The Sword Dances of Northern England, and he is credited with finding the last surviving man to have taken part in the dance (as the clown).[15][16]

The village used to have a

Thirsk and Malton Line that was 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Ampleforth.[17] Services ran between York and Pickering from the 1930s onwards and the station closed in 1950, some years before the rest of the line did to passengers.[18]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south-east to Coulton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,153.[19]

The village was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

See also

References

  1. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ISBN 978-0-00-727240-2
    .
  3. ISBN 978-1-326-47512-3
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  4. ^ "Roman Ryedale Bronzes: 1,800-year-old Roman hoard to go on display at Yorkshire Museum". Yorkshire Post. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Ampleforth | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. OCLC 6964610
    .
  7. ^ "St Hilda, Ampleforth". Ampleforth Benefice. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Parishes: Ampleforth". British History Online. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  9. ^ "St Hilda's Ampleforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School" (PDF). Ofsted. Ofsted. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ^ "St Hilda's Ampleforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School URN: 121475". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. ISBN 9780319261989
    .
  12. ^ a b "Ampleforth Conservation Area Assessment and Management Plan Supplementary Planning Document" (PDF). North York Moors.org.uk. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Visiting St Benedict's Catholic Primary School at Ampleforth". Gazette & Herald. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ Shepherd, Sue. "Quakers in Shallowdale". www.ampleforthvillage.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  15. OCLC 758925
    .
  16. ^ "Ampleforth Sword Dance". Ampleforth village. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Ampleforth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  18. ISBN 978-1-85306-918-5
    .
  19. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 9 April 2018.

External links
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