Sicklinghall

Sicklinghall
Sicklinghall

 Sicklinghall shown within North Yorkshire
Population 300 (2007 est.)
OS grid reference SE363484
Parish Sicklinghall
District Harrogate
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WETHERBY
Postcode district LS22
Dialling code 01937
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Elmet
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Sicklinghall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is situated between the town of Wetherby (5 kilometres (3 mi) to the east) and the village of Kirkby Overblow.

In 2007 the population was recorded as 300.[1]

The main amenities in the village are St Peter's Church,[2] The Scott's Arms (a pub),[3] a primary school and a village hall.

The village is surrounded by granges: on the eastern side lie Skerry Grange and Sicklinghall Grange and on the western Addlethorpe Grange. Sicklinghall Grange is set in a 107-acre (0.43 km2) estate, it is the UK residence of racehorse owner, Sir Robert Ogden.[4] But the 'big house' is Stockeld Park, formerly a hunting lodge of the nearby Harewood estate and now at the centre of a network of tenanted farms.

As with many Yorkshire villages, Sicklinghall has a wide range of equestrian-related centres in and around the village's centre, with the Sicklinghall Park livery located in the village centre, and Hill Croft Farm Riding Stables located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the village on the road towards Kirkby Overblow.

There is also a Roman Catholic monastery dating from 1852.

Sicklinghall has a cricket team playing in the local Wetherby Cricket League. The ground is situated at the top of the village, the club having moved from nearby Stockeld Park in 2002.

Celebrities

Former Leeds United and Aston Villa manager David O'Leary is a resident of Sicklinghall.

Robert Ogden the racehorse owner also resides in Sicklinghall.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mid-2007 parish population estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2007. http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=1636&p=0. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  2. ^ "St. Peter's Church, Sicklinghall". GENUKI. 2009. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/WRY/SicklinghallStPeter.html. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  3. ^ Jenkins, Simon (2005-05-28). "Great Scotts". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Press. http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=53&ArticleID=1040267. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  4. ^ George-Powell, Stephen (2002). "Other Yorkshire Studs - S". Yorkshire Racing. http://www.yorkshire-racing.co.uk/otherss.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  5. ^ "Tycoon gallops to a thrilling knighthood". Evening Press. Newsquest Media Group. 2001-06-16. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2001/6/16/301316.html. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 

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