Hackness
Coordinates: 54°18′06″N 0°30′40″W / 54.301800°N 0.511100°W
| Hackness | |
 Hackness
Hackness shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 221 (2011 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SE969906 |
| Civil parish | Hackness |
| District | Scarborough |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SCARBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | YO13 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Scarborough and Whitby |
Hackness is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England, located within the North York Moors National Park.
Hackness is mentioned as the site of a double monastery or nunnery by Bede, writing in the early 8th century. The church of Saint Peter, a Grade I listed building parts of which date from the 11th century,[2] has fragments of a high cross dating from the late 8th or early 9th century.
The fragments preserve parts of a Latin prayer for Saint Æthelburh and an illegible inscription apparently in the runic alphabet.[3]
Hackness Hall and its landscape gardens were created in the 1790s. The house, a Grade I listed building, was commissioned by Sir Richard Van den Bempde-Johnstone, who had inherited the estate through his mother. A new entrance was added in 1810. Fire damage in 1910 was restored under the direction of Walter Brierley.[4]
According to the 2011 UK census, Hackness parish had a population of 221,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 125.[5]
The parish council is Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council which covers the six parishes of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley.[6]
There is a tennis club in the village, situated on the road to Lowdales and Highdales.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Margaret, Lady Hoby (1571–1633), who kept the earliest known female diary in English (1599–1605)[8]
- Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby (1566–1640), lord of the manor and a possible inspiration for Shakespeare's Malvolio in Twelfth Night.[9]
- Matthew Noble (1818–1876), sculptor, did the bust of William Smith (geologist), who was employed at Hackness Hall.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Hackness CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Church of St Peter, Hackness". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Blair, John (2005). The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society. Oxford University Press. pp. 145–147. ISBN 978-0-19-921117-3.
- ^ "Hackness Hall and Railings and Railings Attached to Terrace on Garden Front, Hackness". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Hackness CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council". Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "Hackness Tennis Club". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Hoby [née Dakins], Margaret, 1571-1633. In: The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English (1993). Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ J. L. Simmons, 'A Source for Shakespeare's Malvolio: The Elizabethan Controversy with the Puritans' in Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 36 (May 1973), pp. 181–201
- ^ Geological Society site. [1]
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