Brawith - Izeria

Brawith is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Knayton with Brawith. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Brawith Hall lies in the hamlet, on the site of a mediaeval manor house.

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Brawith Hall

Brawith Hall is a historic building in Brawith, a hamlet in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a Mediaeval manor house in Brawith. In the early 18th century, it was demolished and the current hall was built, facing south. In the late 19th century, a rear range was added. Part of the east front was rebuilt in the 20th century. The building was grade II* listed in 1952. The Victoria County History describes it as having a "fine park on the banks of the Cod Beck". The house is built of red and pale brown brick, with sandstone dressings, a hipped Westmorland slate roof, two storeys and attics. The south front has five bays on a stone plinth, with giant pilasters and a parapet. It has a chamfered floor band, a moulded cornice with a pulvinated frieze over the ground floor, and a cornice under the parapet. Steps lead up to the central doorway that has an eared architrave, and a pediment containing a pulvinated frieze on consoles. The windows are sashes in architraves, with coved lintels and chamfered sills, the window above the doorway with a rusticated surround. The east and west fronts have four bays. Inside, there is a grand staircase hall, and two ground floor rooms with early-18th century decoration.

Thornton-le-Street

Thornton-le-Street is a village and parochial and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor and Thornton-le-Street for District purposes. As the population remained less 100 at the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Thornton-le-Moor. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to have been 90. Thornton-le-Street is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Thirsk and about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-east of the county town of Northallerton. The whole village is within the site of the old medieval village and designated and Ancient Monument under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. It is located between the west bank of the Cod Beck and the A168 road between Thirsk and Northallerton.

St Leonard's Church, Thornton-le-Street

St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Thornton-le-Street, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active parish church in the Church of England's Diocese of York. The earliest part of the church dates to the 12th century and it was designated a Grade II* listed building on 20 June 1966. The nave dates to the late 12th century and the chancel with its small vestry date to the 14th century. The church was extensively "restored" in the 19th century. The current east window was added in 1894 and was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. Currently, the St Leonard's Church is part of the Benefice of the Thorntons and the Otteringtons, with St Andrew's Church, South Otterington and St Michael and All Angels' Church, North Otterington. The benefice sits in the Deanery of Mowbray in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland of the Diocese of York.

Knayton

Knayton is a small village in North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Thirsk just off the A19. It is linked with the hamlet of Brawith, approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) away to the west.

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