St Mary's Church is the parish church of Over Silton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest part of the church is the nave, including the south doorway and chancel arch, which date from the 12th century. The chancel was enlarged in the 14th century, many of the windows were rebuilt, and the porch was also added. The bellcote was added in the 15th century. A vestry was added on the north side in the 19th century. The building was grade II* listed in 1970.

The church is built of stone with roofs of stone slate and Welsh slate. It consists of a nave with an embattled parapet, a south porch, and a chancel with a north vestry. At the west end is a tall wide gabled bellcote, and a window with a pointed arch and two lights. The porch is gabled and has a doorway with a chamfered surround and a pointed arch. The inner doorway is Norman, and has one order of shafts, scalloped capitals, and an arch with chevrons and roll moulding. Inside, there is a 17th-century font and painted 18th-century royal arms. The original 12th-century door has been hung on the wall.

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Over Silton

Over Silton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Northallerton and on the border of the North York Moors. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100, and so detailed information is included in the civil parish of Nether Silton. The population was estimated to be 70 at the time of the 2011 census by North Yorkshire County Council. This had dropped to 60 by 2015.
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Nether Silton

Nether Silton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Northallerton, on the border of the North York Moors national park. During 1870–72 Nether Silton was described as, "a chapelry in Leake parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 6½ miles E of Northallerton r. station. Post town, Thirsk. Real property, £1,702. Pop. 178. Houses, 45." by John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. The name Silton derives from the Old Norse personal name Sylfa or the Old English scelf meaning 'shelf', and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.
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All Saints' Church, Nether Silton

All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Nether Silton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Until 1933, Nether Silton lay within the parish of St Mary's Church, Leake. A chapel of ease in Nether Silton was first recorded in 1786, while the current church was built in 1812. Some of the stones are substantially older, but their origin is unknown. The church was extended in 1873, and was grade II listed in 1970. The church is built of stone, with a Welsh slate roof and stone coping. It consists of a nave, a north porch and a chancel. On the west gable is a chamfered bellcote surmounted by a short obelisk. Inside, there is a Norman tub font, with thick cable moulding below the rim. The origin of the font is uncertain but it may have been moved from the church in Leake.
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Kepwick

Kepwick is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, on the North York Moors and near the A19. The population according to the 2011 Census was fewer than 100 and, whilst the details are included in the civil parish of Nether Silton, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be about 90 in 2015.