Seamer (Scarborough)

Seamer est un village et une paroisse civile du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre.

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Seamer, Scarborough

Seamer is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was the location of the Mesolithic Age settlement of Star Carr. The parish is composed of the townships of Seamer and Irton and the chapelry of East Ayton. Its area is 8,450 acres, of which 18 acres are covered by water, 4,422 acres are arable, 2,178 acres permanent grass and 738 woodland. (fn. 1) The subsoil is Alluvium, Oxford Clay, Corallian Beds and Inferior Oolite. In Ruston Cliff Wood by the Derwent, the western boundary, are Whetstone Quarry, Whetstone Trod, Ayton Forge Cottages and Wallis Quarry, and there is a quarry at Crossgates. This hamlet lies at the junction of the Scarborough and Filey roads, which unite before passing through Seamer on their way to York and Driffield. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and turnips. In 1768 1,337 acres were inclosed in East Ayton. (fn. 2) The village of Seamer is built upon practically level ground and contains no features of any antiquity. The St Martin's Church and the vicarage are in the centre. A short distance to the west of the church are some scanty remains of the Seamer Manor House. A ruined fragment of wall containing a 15th-century doorway is now all that is standing above ground, but extensive foundation mounds may be traced in connexion with it.

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St Martin's Church, Seamer, Scarborough

St Martin's Church is the parish church of Seamer, a village near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the nave, chancel, and lower part of the tower survive. In the 15th century, the chancel was extended, and a north aisle, chantry, vestry and south porch were added. The upper part of the tower was rebuilt in about 1840, then between 1885 and 1889, the church was re-roofed and restored by C. Hodgson Fowler. The building was grade I listed in 1967. The church is built in sandstone with stone flag roofs, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a north chantry chapel and vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, angle buttresses, a clock face, two-light bell openings under round arches, a corbel table, and an embattled parapet. There are also embattled parapets on the body of the church. The south doorway has a round arch with two orders, scalloped capitals and roll moulding. The studded oak door dates from the 12th or 13th century. On the east gable of the nave is a bellcote. Inside, there is a bell dated 1448, while fragments of 15th-century stained glass are one of the north windows. There is a chancel screen dating from around 1685, and a 16th-century brass memorial.

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Irton

Irton is a village and civil parish, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Scarborough in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Irton parish had a population of 312, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 332. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated that the parish had a population of 310.

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Crossgates Quarry

Crossgates Quarry is a disused limestone quarry in Crossgates, south of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Crossgates, North Yorkshire

Crossgates is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated between Seamer to the west and Eastfield to the east separating the A64 and the B1261 roads which intersect there. Seamer railway station is situated in Crossgates. The village was built after the Second World War. New houses were built in the village in 2000. Nearby points of interest include Star Carr, a Mesolithic archaeological site. Towns nearby include Scarborough and Filey. Crossgates is considered a part of Seamer. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Crossgates is home to a disused limestone quarry.

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