NBNNINGTON. 163 



Stonegrave, 6 miles south of Kirkby-Moorside, and 

 20 north of York, on the high road betweeen those 

 two places. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to 

 All Saints, value in the King's books, 13. 6s, 8d. 

 of which the King is patron, the Rev. William 

 Kearey, rector, and the Rev. Thomas Alexander 

 Browne, curate. Population, in the parish of Nun- 

 nington, 335, and in that part of the village situated 

 in the parish of Stonegrave, 83 ; total 418. 



This village is pleasantly situated, on the decli- 

 vity of a hill, which gradually elopes to the south 

 bank of the Rye ; over which, at the east end of it, 

 there is a neat stone bridge of three arches. It is 

 justly celebrated for the fertility of its soil, and the 

 numerous and productive orchards and garden 

 grounds with which it is interspersed, and which 

 not only add considerably to the beauty and interest 

 of the scenery, but form a source of considerable 

 profit toils ir habitants : large quantities of fruit 

 being annually sent from this and the neighbouring 

 villages to the Leeds' and western markets. The 

 annual village festival, or Nunnington feast, is held 

 on the 1st Sunday utter the 5th day of August, or 



sentence, is undoubtedly in the parish of Stonegrave ; 

 but the "one mile long and one broad," and the 20 

 shillings value, ire more applicable to Nunnington as a 

 parish, than to the manor of JVunnington which is much 

 more extensive. 



"Gilbert de Maltby, gave lands here to Rievaulx ; 

 which the king confirmed, 35 Henry 111 " 



" Robert de Maltby and Jordan de Boltby, gave each 

 2 oxgangs to Keldholme priory." 



BURTON'S MONAS. p, 38J. 



