Gillamoor
| Gillamoor | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 The High Street in Gillamoor | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE681899 |
| Location: | 54°18’3"N, 0°57’14"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 156 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO62 |
| Dialling code: | 01751 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Gillamoor is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, found three miles north of Kirkbymoorside[1] on the edge of the North York Moors and the eponymous National Park. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 census was 156.
The name of the village is from the Old English Gellingamor, meaning 'The moor of Getla's people'.[2] In the 12th and 13th centuries, the spelling of the village was Gillemore.[3]
Parish church
The little church was rebuilt single-handedly in 1802 by James Smith of Farndale. The interior of St Aidans includes items from an earlier church, such as a balustrade that dates to 1682. The church was renovated again in 1880 and is now a grade II listed structure.[4] A most unusual, complex, four-faced sundial stands by the roadside in the centre of the village.[5] Like the church, this is now a grade II listed structure.[6]
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having 15 villeins and seven ploughlands.[7]
In the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Gillamoor had water delivered by way of a channel cut by Joseph Foord. He created many miles of gently sloping leats that carried water from the moors into Fadmoor, Gillamoor and Kirkbymoorside. In 2000, the natural spring in the village was abandoned for a cut into the aquifer under the Vale of Pickering for fresh water.[8]
Gillamoor is well known for its 'Surprise View'.[5] At its eastern end, the road turns sharply to reveal an enchanting view of the eastern entrance to Farndale - the church wall plaque, close-by reads:
Thou, who hast given me eyes to see
and love this sight so fair,
give me a heart to find out thee,
and read thee everywhere.[5]
Apart from the Royal Oak Inn,[9] the church, and the school,[10] all buildings in the village are residential. Most of the village is within the boundaries of the North York Moors National Park.
The former Wesleyan chapel in the village is now used as the school.[11]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Information on Gillamoor from GENUKI
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 196 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 1 pp 511-517: Parishes: Kirkby Moorside (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1316034: Church of St Aidan (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Gillamoor : A village standing proud and unspoilt" (in en). Gazette & Herald. 24 August 2006. https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/892449.gillamoor-a-village-standing-proud-and-unspoilt/. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1149014: Sundial approximately 20 meters south of Dial House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Gillamoor in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "Currents of history" (in en). The Yorkshire Post. 23 September 2005. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/latest-news/currents-of-history-1-2535694. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Lumby, Rebecca (19 April 2018). "Dining Out: The Royal Oak, Gillamoor" (in en). The Filey & Hunmanby Mercury. https://www.fileymercury.co.uk/lifestyle/dining-out-the-royal-oak-gillamoor-1-9124335. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Gillamoor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School URN: 121493". 16 October 2019. https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121493. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Darley, Karen (28 March 2019). "Methodist chapel reopens following make-over" (in en). York Press. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/ryedale/17517464.gillamoor-methodist-chapel-reopens-following-make-over/. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
