Wykeham, Ryedale

Wykeham is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A169 road and is 1.75 miles (2.82 km) north-east of Malton. Wykeham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as wicum, and the name of the hamlet derives from Old English and means [at] the dwellings. Historically part of the Hundred of Maneshou, later the wapentake of Rydale, it is now part of the civil parish of Malton, and also part of the Thirsk and Malton Constituency. In 1301, the population of Wykeham and Howe was listed as being twelve, in the 2011 census, the population was included in that of Malton civil parish. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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Settrington Beck

Settrington Beck is a watercourse that is a tributary of the River Derwent in North Yorkshire, England. The beck rises on the northern part of the Yorkshire Wolds and is a chalk stream that flows northwards through the village of Settrington, for which it is named after. The beck is one of 34 chalk streams in the eastern part of Yorkshire that flow into the Humber Estuary. As a chalk stream, the beck is protected by the Environment Agency for its rate of flow, with abstraction licences being reduced in amount that can be taken over other non-chalk watercourses.

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St Francis' Church, Low Marishes

St Francis' Church is a chapel of ease in Low Marishes, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was constructed in 1861, as a chapel of ease to St Peter and St Paul's Church, Pickering. It is in the 13th-century Gothic style, with a prominent spire. Its designer is unknown, but the church claims that "the competence of its design suggests the work of a major architect". A porch was added in about 1870. The church was grade II listed in 1996. In 2004, it was discovered that the church had never received a licence for public worship. When one was granted, the church was dedicated to Saint Francis. The church is built of red brick, with dressings in blue brick and stone, and a slate roof. It consists of a nave and a chancel in one cell, and an added west porch. On the roof is a square wooden bell turret with an octagonal shingled spire. On the north and south walls are buttresses, and recessed pointed arches containing circular windows. Inside, there are a wooden chancel screen, altar, reredos, altar rail, octagonal pulpit and pews.

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Ryton, North Yorkshire

Ryton is a hamlet and former civil parish 19 miles (31 km) from York, now in the parish of Habton, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 124. It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

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Eden Camp Museum

Eden Camp Modern History Museum is a large Second World War-related museum near Malton in North Yorkshire in England. It occupies a former Second World War prisoner-of-war camp of 33 huts. After the prisoners left, the camp was used for storage and then abandoned. Its grounds then became overgrown. As the museum was being set up, much clearing, as well as repair and renovation of the buildings, was required. One of its buildings contains three human torpedoes and a "Sleeping Beauty" Motorised Submersible Canoe.The museum has fully restored a Super Sherman (M50) to its original working classic, amongst many other military vehicles which are now on display in the Heritage Hall - a new purpose built events and exhibition centre. The museum also has a reproduction V1.

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