Wilsill
| Wilsill | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Wilsill's Methodist Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE183645 |
| Location: | 54°4’36"N, 1°43’15"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Harrogate |
| Postcode: | HG3 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Wilsill is a village in Nidderdale, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is about two miles east of Pateley Bridge, on the B6165 road between Pateley Bridge and Ripley. In 2016, the local council estimated the population as being 176.
The village appears in the Domesday Book as Wifelshale, where it was listed as having 18 villagers, 40 ploughlands and belonging to the Archbishop of York.[1] The name of the village derives from a personal name (Wifel) and the Old English Halh, which means corner of land.[2]
The village has a Methodist chapel, an Anglican church (St Michael and All Angels)[3] and a public house (The Birch Tree Inn).[4]
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References
- ↑ Wilsill in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 521 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ "St Michael & All Angels - A Church Near You". https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/3324/. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ Jenkins, Simon (29 November 2012). "Pub review: The Birch Tree, Wilsill, Nr Harrogate". The Yorkshire Evening Post. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/bars/pub-review-the-birch-tree-wilsill-nr-harrogate-1-5181059. Retrieved 11 February 2019.