Oldstead
Oldstead village street
Oldstead is located in North Yorkshire
Oldstead
Oldstead
Location within North Yorkshire
Population68 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSE529801
Civil parish
  • Oldstead
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO61
Dialling code01347
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Oldstead is a village and a civil parish in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England, within the North York Moors National Park, off the A170 road between Thirsk and Helmsley, below the Hambleton Hills.[1] Nearby villages include Wass, Kilburn and Coxwold.[2] Oldstead shares a parish council with Byland with Wass.[3]

Amenities

Oldstead has one pub called the Black Swan,[4] which was awarded a Michelin star for the first time in the 2012 guide.[5] It is currently the only restaurant in Yorkshire and the North East to hold the highly sought-after combination of four AA rosettes and a Michelin Star. Head chef Tommy Banks was the youngest Michelin-starred chef in 2013 and made his TV debut on BBC Two's Great British Menu in 2016.

Features

Oldstead has a moor called Oldstead Moor, a place of worship and an area called Scotch Corner (not to be confused with Scotch Corner Middleton Tyas)[1] is published on the Ordnance Survey map (though a better description is Scots Corner), reputed to be near the battle of Byland in 1322. At the corner are two buildings originally renovated from dilapidated barns during 1956/7 by John Bunting, Sculptor who dedicated the larger of the two buildings as a non-denominational war memorial chapel and decorated it with several of his sculptures and stained glass windows. The chapel is opened to the public three times each year.[6]

East of the village there is Mount Snever, a hill upon which stands a tower, known as Mount Snever Observatory and built in 1838 to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Philip's Street Atlas North Yorkshire (page 91)
  2. ↑ A-Z Great Britain Road Atlas (page 99)
  3. ↑ "Ampleforth Ward Profile" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.blackswanoldstead.co.uk/ Black Swan at Oldstead
  5. ↑ "Hand & Flowers becomes first pub to win two Michelin stars". UTV Media. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Scotch Corner Memorial Chapel
  7. ↑ Newsome, Clive (2003). The Abbey Trail. Sigma Leisure. p. 124. ISBN 9781850588030.
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