Oswaldkirk

Coordinates: 54°12′14″N 1°02′42″W / 54.2038°N 1.0450°W / 54.2038; -1.0450
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Oswaldkirk
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54°12′14″N 1°02′42″W / 54.2038°N 1.0450°W / 54.2038; -1.0450

Oswaldkirk is a small

2011 census was 230.[1]

The village is situated at the junction of the roads

North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Non-ecclesiastical amenities include a playground, a village hall and a pub called "The Malt Shovel". The Millennium Trail, a 1.4 miles (2.3 km) circular waymarked walk around Oswaldkirk, takes in the major historical sites and points of interest. The village is also on the path of the Ebor Way
.

Each year the village holds a Safari Lunch,

Bonfire. Every two years there is a benefice Hog Roast (Ampleforth, Gilling East, Stonegrave & Oswaldkirk).[3] In 2002 the village community wrote a book entitled Oswaldkirk: A Living Village.[4] In 2008, the village reached the North of England Finals in the Calor village of the year competition, and was placed first in the "people" category.[5]

Geology

Oswaldkirk is situated to the south of a steep hill, known as "Oswaldkirk Hagg". Many springs rise along the base of the hill, at the boundary of the

gastropods
, are often found in the village.

History

The first recorded reference to Oswaldkirk was in the Domesday Book (1086). It was referred to as "Oswaldecherca" or "Oswaldecherce" (Oswald's Church).

Oswaldkirk Hall, a Grade II* listed building, was built c. 1690 for William Moor and is one of eight listed buildings or structures in the parish.[6]

Between 1974 and 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district.

References

  1. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oswaldkirk village website".
  3. ^ "Oswaldkirk village website" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Oswaldkirk: A Living Village". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  5. ^ Certificate in Village Hall
  6. ^ "Listed Buildings in Oswaldkirk, Ryedale, North Yorkshire".

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