Nunnington

Nunnington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The River Rye runs through. Its population, including that of Stonegrave, was 361 at the 2011 census. It is rich in listed historic buildings.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

History

is a Grade I listed mansion owned by the National Trust and open to the public. The village has 28 other houses and features listed Grade II, and the Grade II*-listed Nunnington Bridge.

Church

is a Grade I listed building. The nave and chancel date from the late 13th century and the tower from 1672. The tower, porch and vestry were rebuilt in 1883–1884. There is a fine 17th-century pulpit.
There is a tomb in the church said to belong to a man named Peter Loschy, who slew a dragon in Loschy Wood. In fact, the tomb belongs to Sir Walter de Teyes of Stonegrave Manor.

Amenities

School

The nearest schools are at Kirkbymoorside and Malton. Nunnington Church of England School dwindled and closed seemingly before the Second World War.

Public transport

lay west of the village. It closed to passengers in 1953. The nearest railway station is at Malton. There are no public bus services for the village at present.

Notable residents

Former residents of Nunnington have included the writers Annie Keary and Eliza Harriett Keary in the 1840s, while their father William Keary was rector. Annie Keary's children's book Mia and Charlie; or a Week's Holiday at Ryedale Rectory recounts the story of a Proud Lady of "Nunningham", who haunts the hall.
Sir Herbert Read, the anarchist poet and critic, was born at nearby Muscoates in 1893 and lived at Muscoates Grange Farm.
Bart Harrison, a racing driver, was born here in 2007.