Upsall
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Upsall is a hamlet
in and civil parish
in the Hambleton
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately four miles north-east of Thirsk
. Upsall is part of the Upsall and Roxby estates owned by the Turton family. The village has a population of around 60.
The name Upsall is thought to derive from the Viking
Upsal-ir, meaning 'high dwellings'.
Upsall Castle lies near the middle of the village. The 19th-century building was destroyed by fire in 1918 and rebuilt in 1922. The original Upsall castle dated from the 14th century, and was rebuilt by the Scrope
family. The Legend of Upsall Castle
is associated with the original castle.
Upsall boasts some magnificent architecture. The old forge
with the words Upsall Town and the date 1859 inscribed above its horseshoe arch lies in the centre of the village. Castle Farm is a Grade II listed structure badly in need of maintenance and repair. Most of the buildings in Upsall are built from sandstone
extracted from the old quarry. The abandoned Methodist
chapel is one of the few brick-built buildings in Upsall.
Upsall suffered from the North Yorkshire Floods in June 2005. Nine inches of rain fell on the village in about two hours on 19 June. The consequences of such exceptional rainfall were that crops were flattened, tarmac was stripped from the roads, private properties were flood-damaged, a bridge was destroyed and tons of earth were washed from the fields and deposited on the roads.
Upsall is home to a rare breed of cows called Upsall Polled Shorthorns; the herd was established in 1909 and narrowly escaped the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
.
The National Cycle Network
passes through Upsall village.
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
in and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Hambleton
Hambleton
Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately four miles north-east of Thirsk
Thirsk
Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...
. Upsall is part of the Upsall and Roxby estates owned by the Turton family. The village has a population of around 60.
The name Upsall is thought to derive from the Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
Upsal-ir, meaning 'high dwellings'.
Upsall Castle lies near the middle of the village. The 19th-century building was destroyed by fire in 1918 and rebuilt in 1922. The original Upsall castle dated from the 14th century, and was rebuilt by the Scrope
Scrope
-Origin of name:The name may be derived from the old Anglo-Norman word for "crab" and that it began as a nickname for a club-footed illegitimate son of an English princess by a Norman knight. A crab moves sideways and so the name could fit a child with club feet...
family. The Legend of Upsall Castle
Legend of Upsall Castle
Upsall Castle is a fourteenth century ruin, park and manor house in Upsall, in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.The earliest extant building on the site is the ruin of a quadrangular castle, probably begun in 1327 by Geoffrey Scrope, which was reputedly demolished in the Civil...
is associated with the original castle.
Upsall boasts some magnificent architecture. The old forge
Forge
A forge is a hearth used for forging. The term "forge" can also refer to the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith, although the term smithy is then more commonly used.The basic smithy contains a forge, also known as a hearth, for heating metals...
with the words Upsall Town and the date 1859 inscribed above its horseshoe arch lies in the centre of the village. Castle Farm is a Grade II listed structure badly in need of maintenance and repair. Most of the buildings in Upsall are built from sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
extracted from the old quarry. The abandoned Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
chapel is one of the few brick-built buildings in Upsall.
Upsall suffered from the North Yorkshire Floods in June 2005. Nine inches of rain fell on the village in about two hours on 19 June. The consequences of such exceptional rainfall were that crops were flattened, tarmac was stripped from the roads, private properties were flood-damaged, a bridge was destroyed and tons of earth were washed from the fields and deposited on the roads.
Upsall is home to a rare breed of cows called Upsall Polled Shorthorns; the herd was established in 1909 and narrowly escaped the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids...
.
The National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom.The National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans , and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. In 2005 it was used for over 230 million trips.Many routes hope to minimise contact with motor...
passes through Upsall village.