South Kilvington

South Kilvington
South Kilvington

 South Kilvington shown within North Yorkshire
Population 231 
OS grid reference SE425840
Parish South Kilvington
District Hambleton
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THIRSK
Postcode district YO7
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

South Kilvington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk. The original route of the A19 used to run through the village, it is now the A61. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 231.[1]

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland was killed here in 1489 by a mob of protesters against taxation.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts: Hambleton (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790483. Retrieved 2009-04-06. 
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 4 Dec 2010

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