Sheriff Hutton is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 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 Ryedale

Ryedale

Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district of the shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Settlements include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Pickering, and Terrington.-Derivation of name:...

 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 lies about ten miles north by north-east of York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

. Sheriff Hutton is so named because it was once held by Bertram de Bulmer

Bulmer (family)

The Bulmer family were a noble family of Norman England, resident in Yorkshire. The family take their name from Bulmer, North Yorkshire. The name Bulmer comes from English "Bull mere", a lake frequented by a bull, and is an Anglicised form of Gaelic "Búir na mara" from the Celtic tribe Brigantes...

, the Sheriff of York, who died in 1166.

Castle

A motte-and-bailey

Motte-and-bailey

A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...

 castle

Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...

 was built here in 1140 by Bertram de Bulmer, during the reign of King Stephen

Stephen of England

Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...

, the remains of which can be seen to the south of the churchyard. The extant remains of the stone-built Sheriff Hutton Castle

Sheriff Hutton Castle

Sheriff Hutton Castle is a quadrangular castle in the village of Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England.-History:The original motte and bailey castle, the remains of which can be seen to the south of the churchyard. was built by Bertram de Bulmer, Sheriff of York during the reign of King Stephen...

 were built at the western end of the village by John, Lord Neville

John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby

John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, KG was born at Castle Raby, County Durham, England to Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Alice de Audley. He fought in the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346 as a Captain in his father's division...

 in the late fourteenth century.

John Rushton, in his book The Ryedale Story, says of Sheriff Hutton: "Few villages touch national history so closely as Sheriff Hutton, still a real village despite recent growth. Castle ruins dominate the scene and there is fine country never far away".

Church

The parish Church of St Helen and Holy Cross celebrated its ninth centenary in 2000 and is allegedly the only site outside of London where a Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...

 is buried. The basis for this story is a memorial to a Prince of Wales inside the parish church. Although there is some doubt, it is believed to be that of Edward of Middleham

Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales

Edward of Middleham, 1st Earl of Salisbury , was the only son of King Richard III of England and his wife Anne Neville. He was Richard's only legitimate child and died aged 11....

, Richard III

Richard III of England

Richard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty...

's son, who died in 1484. The memorial is a cenotaph, not a tomb, as the prince was buried elsewhere, and its present position in the north-east corner of the church is not where it was intended to stand. From past records, it would seem that the monument has had several sites within the church. Made of alabaster, it has suffered over the years and during the twentieth century and has been restored several times.

Education

Sheriff Hutton is served by its own school, Sheriff Hutton Primary School. The village falls within the catchment area of Easingwold School

Easingwold School

Easingwold School is a mixed, comprehensive 11-18 school in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. The school has specialist Language College status and has approximately 1,500 students, including the Sixth Form, located on site....

.

External links

• http://www.sheriffhutton.co.uk/ Village Website with local information and news