Settrington
Encyclopedia
Settrington is a village
and civil parish
in the Ryedale
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It once had a railway station
that lay on the Malton and Driffield Railway
.
against King Henry VIII in January 1537.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Ryedale
Ryedale
Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district of the shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Settlements include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Pickering, and Terrington.-Derivation of name:...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It once had a railway station
Settrington railway station
Settrington railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Settrington. It closed on 5 June 1950.-References:-External links:* *...
that lay on the Malton and Driffield Railway
Malton and Driffield Railway
The Malton and Driffield Railway ran between the Yorkshire towns of Malton and Driffield. It opened in 1853, with stations at Malton, Settrington, North Grimston, Wharram, Burdale, Sledmere and Fimber, Wetwang, Garton, and Driffield...
.
History
Sir Francis Bigod of Settrington launched Bigod's RebellionBigod's Rebellion
Bigod's Rebellion of January 1537 was an armed rebellion by English Roman Catholics in Cumberland and Westmorland against King Henry VIII of England and the English Parliament...
against King Henry VIII in January 1537.