Rainton
| Rainton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Rainton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE370751 |
| Location: | 54°10’16"N, 1°26’4"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 447 (2011) |
| Post town: | Thirsk |
| Postcode: | YO7 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Rainton is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, six miles north of Boroughbridge, five miles north-east of Ripon and five miles south-west of Thirsk.
The village has a village green and a maypole, and some 120 houses, including six listed buildings, several period farmhouses, a smithy and a dovecote. The local vernacular building style is sandstone and cobble construction with slate or pantile roof.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 447.
History
The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as having 30 ploughlands and belonging to Count Alan of Brittany.[1] The name is thought to have derived from Old English (though it could be Old Norse), meaning ‘Regna's or Rægen's village.[2][3]
Rainton was historically part of the township of Rainton with Newby.[4]
This has been a largely agricultural village, but since 2000, it has become a commuter village, largely due to its close proximity to the A1(M). This in turn has led to an increase in property prices which is evidenced by the large number of barn conversions and property renovations.[5] Rainton continues to host Christmas parties for local children, lunches for retired people, and other social events including a gardening club.[6]
About the village
There are two freehold pubs in the village: The Lamb and The Bay Horse which are both traditional village pubs. In 2011, The Lamb diversified into being a village shop as well as a pub.[7]
A recreation field, including a children's park, opened in 2000 after local fundraising. The children's park obtained further funds to provide new equipment for older children, which was completed in 2016.[8] The cricket club has two teams which have a new pavilion, built largely by the hands-on cricket team and villagers themselves.
There is a Methodist chapel in Rainton. The church at nearby Baldersby St James has a 'impressive' steeple.[9]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Rainton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 379 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 2 pp 70-80: Parishes: Topcliffe (Victoria County History)
- ↑ "Take a look around this million pound North Yorkshire property". infoweb.newsbank.com. 24 March 2019. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=_rank_%3AD&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=rainton%20north%20yorkshire&docref=news/17262A8551FE1FF8.
- ↑ Andrews et al 2016, p. 12.
- ↑ "Pub shop opens at Lamb Inn in Rainton near Ripon". BBC News. 11 November 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-15692088.
- ↑ Andrews et al 2016, p. 3.
- ↑ "Baldersby St James Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). 16 November 2011. p. 12. https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/downloads/file/806/conservation-area-baldersby-st-james.