Muscoates

Muscoates is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nunnington, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Riccal, 4 miles (6 km) to the south of the town of Kirkbymoorside.

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Ness, North Yorkshire

Ness is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Nunnington, on the south bank of the River Rye in North Yorkshire, England. It contained the hamlets of East Ness and West Ness. The name Ness may mean "nose" or "headland" in Medieval Norse, as Ness is the start of the hill that ultimately rises up to become Sutton Bank. It may also come from Old English, meaning a place at the promontory or projecting ridge. The civil parish was formed on 24 March 1887 from "East Ness" and "West Ness". On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Nunnington. In 1971 the parish had a population of 39. Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The village of Ness is believed to have been split into West and East, following the Norman Invasion as the ownership of the village was split between two landlords. This land ownership split still continues today. To the East of Ness, at the base of the hill, there are a considerable number of springs. Behind Ness Hall there is a large undercover Yorkshire Water reservoir, filled with water pumped from the springs. Ness has an interesting Roman connection. It is believed a Roman Villa or fort existed on the hill top and various items have been found to support this. Bulmer's Directory (1890) states that a sarcophagus was found in 1616 with the inscription: TITIA PINTA VIXIT xxxviii ET VAL ADIVTORI VIXIT ANN xx ET VARIOLO VIXIT ANN xv VAL VINDICIANVS CONIYGIE T FILLS. Bulmers Directory notes, "This monument, the inscription tells us, was erected by Valerius Vindicianus to the memory of his wife, Titia, who died at the age of 38, and of his two sons Valerius Adjutor and Variolus, who died at the ages of 20 and 15 respectively. Vindician was probably the occupant of the Roman villa, to which the bath and tesselated floor above mentioned belonged; and that whilst in command of the fort or camp here he lost his wife and two sons." Early Ordnance Survey maps show the deemed location of the Sarcophagus. Ness Hall in East Ness has a large walled garden which has been restored by Cynthia Murray Wells and subsequently Mary Murray Wells assisted by Harriette Murray Wells (daughter of John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene). The garden is available for viewing on set dates each year under the National Garden Scheme.

Nunnington Mill

Nunnington Mill is a historic watermill in Nunnington, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a cornmill on the River Rye in Nunnington at the time of the Domesday Book. The current building was constructed in the mid or late 18th century, and it was extended and partly rebuilt in the 19th century. It remained in use until about 1960, then was converted into a granary. The building was grade II listed in 1987. The original part of the mill is constructed of limestone, and the rebuilt part is in rusticated stone. It has a pantile roof with coped gables and shaped kneelers. It has four storeys and five bays. At the right end is a wheel arch with rusticated voussoirs, and all the windows have top opening lights. At the rear is a cart shed, and on the right bay is a stable door on the lower two floors, and above them is a weatherboarded lucam. The undershot waterwheel survives, with a cast iron rim and centre and wooden spokes and paddles. Much machinery also survives on the ground floor.

Nunnington Hall

Nunnington Hall is a country house situated in the English county of North Yorkshire. The river Rye, which gives its name to the local area, Ryedale, runs past the house, flowing away from the village of Nunnington. A stone bridge over the river separates the grounds of the house from the village. Above, a ridge known as Caulkley's Bank lies between Nunnington and the Vale of York to the south. The Vale of Pickering and the North York Moors lie to the north and east. Nunnington Hall is owned, conserved and managed as a visitor attraction by the National Trust. The first Nunnington Hall was mentioned in the thirteenth century and the site has had many different owners. They include William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, Dr Robert Huicke, Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston, the Rutson family and the Fife family. The present building is a combination of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century work. Most of the building seen today was created during the 1680s, when Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston, was its owner.

Nunnington Bridge

Nunnington Bridge is a historic structure in Nunnington, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The bridge crosses the River Rye near Nunnington Hall. The first known bridge at the site was a two-arch structure, built in the 17th century. The current bridge was constructed in the early 18th century, and near the end of the century was widened on the upstream side and partly rebuilt. The bridge has been grade II* listed since 1955. The bridge is built of sandstone and consists of three arches, a larger segmental arch in the centre, flanked by smaller round arches. The bridge has cutwaters, there is moulding on the downstream side, a chamfered string course, and a plain parapet with chamfered coping. The cutwaters rise into the parapet to form embrasures, in the centre is an octagonal drum, corbelled on the outer side, and at the ends are canted abutments. Edwyn Jervoise suggests that the drum may originally have carried a statue.