Sicklinghall is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in North Yorkshire

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, England

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 that is situated between the town of Wetherby

Wetherby

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 (5 kilometres (3 mi) to the east) and the village of Kirkby Overblow

Kirkby Overblow

Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall.It has a church called All Saints...

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In 2007 the population was recorded as 300.
The main amenities in the village are St Peter's Church,
The Scott's Arms (a pub

Public house

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), a primary school and a village hall.

The village is surrounded by granges: on the eastern side lie Skerry Grange and Sicklinghall Grange and on the western Addlethorpe Grange. Sicklinghall Grange is set in a 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) estate, it is the UK residence of racehorse owner, Sir Robert Ogden. But the 'big house' is Stockeld Park, formerly a hunting lodge of the nearby Harewood estate and now at the centre of a network of tenanted farms.

As with many Yorkshire villages, Sicklinghall has a wide range of equestrian-related centres in and around the village's centre, with the Sicklinghall Park livery located in the village centre, and Hill Croft Farm Riding Stables located about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) west of the village on the road towards Kirkby Overblow.

There is also a Roman Catholic monastery

Monastery

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 dating from 1852.

Sicklinghall has a cricket team playing in the local Wetherby Cricket League. The ground is situated at the top of the village, the club having moved from nearby Stockeld Park in 2002.

Celebrities

Former Leeds United and Aston Villa manager David O'Leary

David O'Leary

David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish football manager and former player. His managerial career began at Leeds United and later he managed Aston Villa. He most recently worked as the manager of Al-Ahli Dubai...

 is a resident of Sicklinghall.

Robert Ogden the racehorse owner also resides in Sicklinghall.