The manor of Normanby is mentioned in the
Domesday Book in 1086. It was granted by the Crown to St. Mary's Abbey, York. At the
dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII granted the manor to William Romesden of
Longley and Richard Vavasour of
Ripon. It was later passed to the Meynell family of
Hawnby until the estate was split up in the 1680s.
St Andrew's Church, Normanby is a Grade II* listed building; it dates back to the 12th century, with medieval pillars and nave arches surviving. The church was partly rebuilt and restored in the 1890s by
Temple Moore. The church bells are 18th and 19th century, one cast by Thomas Mears of the
Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1795, the smaller bell by
Warner & Sons in 1895. The village was part of the
Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by
North Yorkshire Council. ==See also==