Appleton-le-Street

Appleton-le-Street is a small village and in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 3 mi west of Malton and in the parish of Appleton-le-Street with Easthorpe.

History


The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Appletun", part of the Maneshou Hundred. At the time of the Norman Conquest it belonged to Cnut, son of Karli, but subsequently handed over to William I.

The Thirsk and Malton railway line used to pass through the village.

Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. It also lies within the Amotherby ward of Ryedale District Council and the Malton electoral district of North Yorkshire County Council.

Geography
The civil parish includes the village and the small hamlet of Easthorpe, which lies just over 1 mi to the south. It is on the B1257 Malton to Stokesley road between Amotherby and Barton-le-Street. It is 1.7 mi south of the River Rye.

The soil is a mixture of Oxford clay on corallian beds. Limestone and Sandstone were quarried in the village.

Demography
According to the 2001 UK Census, the population for the civil parish was 117 in 53 households. Of those households, 29 were detached dwellings and 34 were owner occupied. Of the total population, 93 were over the age of 16, of which 55 were economically active.

The 2011 census recorded the population as 122.

Religion


All Saints' Church, Appleton-le-Street dates from Saxon times and is a Grade I listed building. All Saints Episcopal Church in Appleton, Wisconsin, is an evocation of and homage to All Saints Anglican Church in Appleton-le-Street built in 1905 by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.

Notable people

 * Thomas Taylor (1825–1859), cricketer