Stalling Busk is one of three settlements around Semer Water in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire in the small dale of Raydale just off from Wensleydale, England.[1] The village lies to the immediate south of the lake, at 1,080 feet (330 m) above sea level.[2][3] The name of the settlement derives from a combination of Old French (estalon) and Old Norse (buskr), which means the stallion's bush.[4] The village was also known as Stallen Busk, and is commonly referred to by locals as just Busk.[5] Although the village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, archaeological evidence points to the area being inhabited during the Iron and Bronze ages.[6]
| Stalling Busk | |
|---|---|
  Stalling Busk Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD917858 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leyburn |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
As well as the Grade II listed St Matthew's Church,[7] Stalling Busk has the ruined Old St Matthew's Church, that is also Grade II listed,[8] which can be found on a short walk towards Semer Water. In St Matthew's Church graveyard, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial plot.[9] The village itself only consists of 17 buildings, with one of those being the church.[10]
Historically the village was part of the Ancient Parish of Aysgarth, part of the wapentake of Hang West, in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[11] By 1742, Stalling Busk had been made into its own civil parish with the other settlements in Raydale within its parish boundaries.[12] In 1974, it was moved into the Bainbridge civil parish, in the newer county of North Yorkshire.[13][14] It is represented at Westminster as part of the Richmond Constituency.[15]
References
edit- ^ Muir, Richard (1998). "Village Evolution in the Yorkshire Dales". Northern History. 34 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1179/007817298790178402.
- ^ Appleton, Mike (2023). A–Zof the Yorkshire Dales. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-3981-1263-6.
- ^ "Stalling Busk, Richmondshire - area information, map, walks and more". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Metcalfe, Peter (1992). Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales: origins and meanings. Harrogate: North Yorkshire Marketing. p. 72. ISBN 1-873214-03-0.
- ^ Mitchell, W. R. (1999). The story of the Yorkshire Dales. Chichester: Phillimore. p. 100. ISBN 1860770886.
- ^ "Bainbridge Parish Council". bainbridgeparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Matthew (1392527)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Ruins of Old Church of St Matthew (1132023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Stalling Busk (St. Matthew) Churchyard | Cemetery Details". cwgc.org. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Stalling Busk" (PDF). colinday.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Genuki: Aysgarth Supplementary, Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Speight, Harry (1897). Romantic Richmondshire : Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valleys of the Swale and Yore. London: Elliot Stock. p. 478. OCLC 7241488.
- ^ "Genuki: Aysgarth Parish information from Bulmers' 1890., Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. pp. 5, 6, 10, 28. ISBN 978-0-906035-29-0.
- ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
External links
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