Crayke
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Crayke is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Easingwold.
Etymology
The name Crayke is of Brittonic origin,[2] derived from the neo-Brittonic Cumbric crẹ:g, meaning "a crag" or "prominent rock" (Welsh craig).[2] This derivation may refer to the topography associated with the Northumbrian monastery at Crayke.[2]
History
There is evidence that there has been a settlement here since the times of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.[3] The village is named in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Crec, part of the Yarlestre hundred and noted as belonging to the Bishop of Durham.[4]
The parish was formerly a detached part of
The seventh-century king Egfrid granted Crayke to the church in 685 to be used by Cuthbert on his visits to
In Norman times the Bishops of Durham constructed a castle over the monastic cemetery, though no traces now remain.[3]
Links with Cuthbert and the bishopric of Durham are recognised in the dedication of the 1436
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency having previously been in the Vale of York UK Parliament constituency. It is part of the Easingwold electoral division of North Yorkshire Council.[5] It was also within the Stillington ward of Hambleton District Council until 2023.[6]
The Parish Council is made of seven councillors including the Chair.[7]
Geography
The village is at an elevation of 368 feet (112 m) at its highest point. The nearest settlements are Easingwold 2.51 miles (4.04 km) to the south-west; Stillington 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-east; Brandsby 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-east and Oulston 2.8 miles (4.5 km) to the north. The River Foss lies just 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the village.[6]
According to the 1881 census the population of the village was 501. In the 2001 UK Census the population was recorded as 390, of which 315 were over the age of sixteen and 206 of those were in employment. There are 168 dwellings of which 102 were detached.[8]
The village is served by the Easingwold to York bus route as well as a School Bus to Easingwold School. There is a public house and several local businesses in the village. There is a sports and leisure club on the outskirts where tennis and cricket are played.[9]
Education
Primary education is available in the village at Crayke Primary School. The school lies within the Easingwold School catchment area for Secondary education.[10]
Religion
In the
There is a church in the village dedicated to
In the 19th century there were Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels in the village as well as a Catholic chapel, all now disused.[3]
William Ralph Inge, author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and dean of St Paul's Cathedral was born in Crayke in 1860.[19]
Notable buildings
The village is the site of a 15th-century castle. The
There are 28 Grade II listed buildings in the village,
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b c James, Alan G. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence – Guide to the Elements" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society – The common Brittonic Language in the Old North. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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- ^ Crayke in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Find Councillor". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support".
- ^ "Parish Council". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "2001 UK Census". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Village amenities". Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Secondary admission arrangements for the Northallerton area". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Szarmach, Paul E. (1996). Holy Men and Holy Women: Old English Prose Saints' Lives and Their Contexts. SUNY Press. p. 97.
- ^ Echa of Crayke at the Oxford Dictionary of Saints,
- ^ Michael Lapidge, Anglo-Latin Literature, 600–899 (Continuum, 1996).page395
- ^ Saints Days for May.
- Symeon of Durham, ii (S.S.), 22; in J. Raine, Historians of the Church of York (R.S.), i. 390.
- ^ T. Arnold Symeonis monachi opera omnia London 1885 30–66 .
- , 1982) 2-134
- ^ Peter Godman, De pontificibus et sanctis Ecclesiae Eboracensis, The Bishops, Kings, and Saints of York. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982.
- ^ Fox, Adam (1960). Dean Inge. London: J Murray. p. 4.
- ^ "Crayke Castle Listing". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Grade II listed buildings". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "ROC post listing". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "ROC post". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Crayke Manor, Crayke (1189234)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
External links
Media related to Crayke at Wikimedia Commons