Hutton Rudby

Summary

Hutton Rudby is a village and civil parish situated 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the market town of Stokesley in North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 census, the village's parish and built-up area subdivision had a population of 1,572 while its main population (including Rudby) had a population of 1,968.[1]

Hutton Rudby
Hutton Rudby village hall, renovated in 2004
Hutton Rudby is located in North Yorkshire
Hutton Rudby
Hutton Rudby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,572 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ467065
Civil parish
  • Hutton Rudby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYARM[2]
Postcode districtTS15
Dialling code01642
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°27′00″N 1°16′44″W / 54.450°N 1.279°W / 54.450; -1.279

Geography edit

It is situated close to the A19. It is joined to the village of Rudby by a bridge spanning the River Leven. It is near to the towns of Stokesley, Middlesbrough, Yarm and Northallerton.[3] There are six village greens as there were a lot of livestock farmers that lived in and around the village.

The parishes of Hutton Rudby, Middleton on Leven, Rudby and Skutterskelfe, since 2016, combined are part of the Rudby neighbourhood planning area.[4]

Amenities edit

There are many amenities such as a doctors' surgery, two pubs, two hairdressers, a beauty salon, cricket club, tennis club, bowls club, village hall, primary school, car mechanic, Methodist Church Community Hub and a SPAR shop and fuel station.

Community and culture edit

A beacon was placed on the lower village green and first lit in 2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee as part of the Burning the Beacons commemoration. It was again lit on the 100th anniversary of the Armistice in 2018. There is also a flagpole used to commemorate national events, an instance being the death of Prince Philip. Maypole dancing also takes place on the green.

Notable residents edit

Paul Gascoigne and Fabrizio Ravanelli lived in Hutton Rudby when playing for Middlesbrough Football Club. Steve Agnew lived in the village when assistant first team coach for Newcastle United), as did Scottish football player Gordon McQueen.

Landmarks edit

Rudby Hall is a Grade II* listed house, built in 1838 for Lady Amelia Cary, illegitimate daughter of King William IV, and her husband Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland. In 2014 it was re-opened after restoration for use as a wedding venue.[5]

The Norman church of All Saints stands alongside the River Leven at the bottom of Rudby Bank. Sir Rex Hunt, the Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Falklands War in 1982, was buried in the churchyard in 2012. Hutton Rudby has a cholera mound, the grave of some 23 people who died in the cholera outbreak of 1832.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hutton Rudby Parish (E04007198)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hutton Rudby Built-up area sub division (E35000955)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hutton Rudby Built-up area (E34004632)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ Hutton Rudby on postcodes-uk.com
  3. ^ "'Parishes: Rudby-in-Cleveland', A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2". 1923. pp. 283–290. Retrieved 15 July 2009..
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Rudby Parish Council Website". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Rudby Hall". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ^ "All Saints Church, Hutton Rudby". Retrieved 11 March 2019.

External links edit

  Media related to Hutton Rudby at Wikimedia Commons