Scalby, Yorkshire
| Scalby | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Laurence's Church, Scalby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA011907 |
| Location: | 54°17’60"N, 0°26’54"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Scarborough |
| Postcode: | YO13 |
| Dialling code: | 01723 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Scalby, a village on the north edge of Scarborough, two and a half miles from the town centre, in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The village is separated from the town's suburbs by the Scalby Beck, which flows to the North Sea at Scalby Mills railway station. Scalby is a village which is bisected by the A171 Scarborough to Whitby road. The older part of the village is west of the main crossroads and is focused around a small but busy High Street.
The name Scalby derives from Scalli's Village, Scalli being an old Scandinavian name.[1]
Geography
In modern times, as an artificial flood relief channel, much of the flow of the River Derwent (which drains a large area of the North York Moors into the Vale of Pickering) has been diverted, (about six miles upstream of West Ayton and before it reaches the plain of the Vale of Pickering), into a new channel called the Sea Cut which runs east along a previously dry side valley (probably a glacial overflow channel) and into the existing Scalby Beck.
Parish church
The parish church, St Laurence's, is the oldest recorded building in the village. Records show its presentation in 1150 by Eustace Fitz John. The chancel arch and pillars are of that time and the first recorded priest, inducted in 1238, was Henry Devon. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
In addition there is Scalby Methodist Chapel and the Church Rooms.
About the village
To the north-west is the Gothic country house, Wrea Head Hall, built in 1881. It is named after the hill in the vicinity, Wrea Head Rigg,[3] and is set in 11 acres of woodland.[4] In the 1940s it was bequeathed to the local council and was used as a college until it became a hotel in 1981.[3] In 2012 the hotel was purchased by Mark Giles, a former doctor and Hollywood marketer Gerry Aburrow, who initiated a six-year renovation of the house and its 21 bedrooms between 2012 and 2018, with Burlington of London fittings, Italian carrara marble, Duresta furniture and Wilton carpets.[4]
Sport and leisure
- Bowling: Scalby and Newby Lawn Bowling Club
- Cricket: Scalby Cricket Club
- Rugby: Scarborough Rugby Club
- Tennis: Scalby Tennis Club
About the village
The 48-mile Tabular Hills Walk starts at Scalby Mills and goes westwards tracing the southern extent of the North York Moors park and finishes in Helmsley.[5]
Scalby hosts an annual fair in June which started in 1977 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee celebrations and continues to this day.[6]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Ayto, John; Crofton, Ian (2005). Brewer's Britain & Ireland. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 974. ISBN 0-304-35385-X.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1148211: Church of St Laurence (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "All you need to know about Wrea Head Hall in Scarborough". 11 July 2008. https://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/food-drink/restaurants/wrea-head-hall-1-5593526. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Country House Hotel in Scarborough seeks younger audience using virtual reality". 15 February 2019. https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/country-house-hotel-scarborough-seeks-younger-audience-using-virtual-reality-113429. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ "The Tabular Hills Walk". http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/cleveland-way/route/tabular-hills-walk. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "Scalby Fair 2016" (in en-GB). Yorkshire Coast Radio. https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/blogs/coast-life/scalby-fair-2016/.