| Hunsingore | |
|---|---|
_002.JPG) St John the Baptist Church | |
 Looking across the fields to Hunsingore | |
.svg)  Hunsingore Location withinNorth Yorkshire | |
| Population | 129 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE429534 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WETHERBY |
| Postcode district | LS22 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| 53°58′32″N1°20′51″W / 53.97556°N 1.34750°W /53.97556; -1.34750 | |
Hunsingore is a village andcivil parish in the county ofNorth Yorkshire, England. It is situated near theRiver Nidd and theA1(M) motorway, about 14 miles (23 km) west ofYork, and 4 miles (6.4 km) north east ofWetherby.
Hunsingore translates as "ofer or ridge of Hunsinge’s people". In theDomesday Book of 1086, the village is listed as Hulsingovre. The Goodricke family owned lots of land in the area and they lived in New House in Hunsingore rather than Ribston Hall. New House was believed to have been destroyed by Cromwell after theBattle of Marston Moor in 1644.[2]
Originally Hunsingore was in theClaro Wapentake of theWest Riding of Yorkshire.[3] Since the county boundary shake up of 1974, it has been inNorth Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of theBorough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitaryNorth Yorkshire Council.
TheOld Corn Mill, a former water-powered corn mill, is on theRiver Nidd by the weir. The weir is still on the river, but the mill has been converted into housing.[4][5]
There used to be a primary school in the village, but it was closed down due to low numbers. Children fromCowthorpe used to come across from the south bank of the Nidd via a footbridge to attend school here.[6]
St John the Baptist's Church, Hunsingore, was designed in 1868 in a High Victorian Gothic style, including an unusual and fanciful covered entrance to the churchyard. The architect was Charles Kirk of Sleaford.[7] The church is now in the Lower Nidderdale Parish.[8]
The nearest railway station isCattal which is 2.5 mi (4 km) by road. The bus service through the village runs twice daily and is a Demand Responsive Service (IE must be booked in advance) to Wetherby.[9]
The village is bounded to the west by theA1(M), but access must be gained by going on theA168 to the next junction in either direction. TheA59 passes just north of Cattal and gives access to York and Harrogate.
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