Nunnington

Nunnington Hall is a Grade I listed mansion owned by the National Trust and open to the public. The village has 28 other houses and features listed Grade II, and the Grade II*-listed Nunnington Bridge. Church All Saints' and St James' Church, Nunnington is a Grade I listed building. The nave and chancel date from the late 13th century and the tower from 1672. The tower, porch and vestry were rebuilt in 1883–1884. There is a fine 17th-century pulpit. There is a tomb in the church said to belong to a man named Peter Loschy, who slew a dragon in Loschy Wood. In fact, the tomb belongs to Sir Walter de Teyes of Stonegrave Manor. ==Amenities==

School The nearest schools are at Kirkbymoorside and Malton. Nunnington Church of England School dwindled and closed seemingly before the Second World War. Public transport Nunnington railway station lay west of the village. It closed to passengers in 1953. The nearest railway station is at Malton (10.2 miles, 16.4 km). There are no public bus services for the village at present. ==Notable residents==

Former residents of Nunnington have included the writers Annie Keary (1825–1879) and Eliza Harriett Keary (1827–1918) in the 1840s, while their father William Keary (died 1859) was rector. Annie Keary's children's book ''Mia and Charlie; or a Week's Holiday at Ryedale Rectory'' (London/Winchester, 1855) recounts the story of a Proud Lady of "Nunningham", who haunts the hall. Sir Herbert Read, the anarchist poet and critic, was born at nearby Muscoates in 1893 and lived at Muscoates Grange Farm. Bart Harrison, a racing driver, was born here in 2007. ==Gallery==

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