West Knapton - Izeria

West Knapton is a small village in the civil parish of Scampston, in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds at the foot of the North York Moors. The village is accessed by the A64. There are approximately 32 houses in the village itself with several outlying farms and the 'Knapton Maltings', a small development of houses. Also, a few houses are by the railway. The name Knapton possibly derives from the Old English Cnapatūn meaning 'Cnapa's settlement'. Alternatively, it could derive from cnafatūn meaning the 'servant boy's settlement'. West Knapton hosts a gas-fired power station which is operated by Viking UK Gas Ltd on behalf of Scottish Power. It also is host to Knapton Maltings, or Knapton Silo as it is locally known. On the opposite side of the A64 to the village itself is the Wolds Way Caravan and Camping site. Until 1974 West Knapton lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The village was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council. West Knapton was served by Knapton railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1930. From 1866 to 1935 it was in Knapton parish when it became part of Scampston.

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St Edmund's Church, Knapton

St Edmund's Church is an Anglican church in East Knapton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In the Mediaeval period, Knapton had a chapel of ease in the parish of St Peter's Church, Wintringham. In 1856, it was described simply as a "small building". In about 1870, it was demolished, and a new church was built in the grounds of Knapton Hall. John Gibson and Son are described as having built the north aisle and chancel between 1870 and 1872, and restored the bellcote; it is probable that the same firm designed the remainder of the building around this time. The church reuses some earlier stonework in the south wall. Nikolaus Pevsner praised the building as "one of the most enjoyable churches in the Riding". Around 1970, the church became redundant, but it was transferred to a private trust and was used for around six services each year. The building was grade II listed in 1987. By 2012, the building was in a poor state of repair, needing a new roof, and it has since closed for worship and been deconsecrated. The church is built of sandstone, and has a slate roof with pierced terracotta cresting. It consists of a polygonal west baptistry with a south porch, a nave, a north aisle, a chancel and a south vestry. On the west end of the nave is a bellcote. The vestry has a semi-octagonal plan, an octagonal spire and a finial. Set in the south wall are three Norman corbels. Inside, the original pulpit, lectern and prayer desk survive, and some 17th-century pew panelling has been reused on the north wall. There is an octagonal stone font, and a painted royal coat of arms dating from 1676. The windows are filled with stained glass, and the roofs have painted decoration, that in the baptistry depicting animals and vegetation.

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Knapton, Scampston

Knapton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Scampston, in North Yorkshire, England. The parish included the hamlets of East Knapton and West Knapton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 236.

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East Knapton

East Knapton is a village in the civil parish of Scampston, in North Yorkshire, England.

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Scampston Hall

Scampston Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in North Yorkshire, England, with a serpentine park designed by Charles Bridgeman and Capability Brown. It is located on the north side of the A64 Leeds/Scarborough road, 4 miles (6 km) east of Malton, in Scampston village. The name of the village was referred to in various ways in ancient documents as: Scamestun, Skameston, Skameston, and Skampston, and was probably derived from a personal name.

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