Bossall is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England with fewer than 100 residents.
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The village was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.
The Church of St Botolph was built in the 12th century with later alterations and is a Grade I listed building.[1] The term Bosall was drawn from the name of 7th-century bishop Bosa of York who was said to have built a church here.[2] In 1807 a hoard of Viking silver coins and objects was discovered between Bossall and Flaxton (the Bossall-Flaxton hoard).
The community is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Boscele and as Bosciale in the hundred of Bulford; at that time, the property was held by "Hugh, son of Baldric" or Hugh fitzBaldric[3] and included a church. In 1086, there were 19 residents in approximately 6.9 households, in addition to a priest. This property produced an annual income of "3 pounds in 1086; 2 pounds 10 shillings in 1066".[4][5]
Records from 1823 indicate that there were only three houses and a population of 31, increasing to 76 by 1842; archaeological evidence showed that the village was previously much larger.[6][7] It is thought to have been devastated by the Black Death in 1349.[8] Centuries ago, the community included a quadrangular castle built in the 1300s by Paulinus de Bossall which was replaced by the current manor built in the 17th century; stone from the original castle walls was used in that project.[2] By 1923, there was no village per-se here, "the church having in close proximity only the rectory, a modern building, and Bossall Hall".[9]
Bossall Hall
editFrom the early 1300s until the 1420s the manor was held by Paulinus de Bossall and his descendants, after which time it was owned by the Redman or Redmayne family from whom it was later passed by marriage to the Thwaites. In the 1620s it was sold to William Belt. It was around this time that Bossall Hall was built. Although Sir Robert Belt was dispossessed following the English Civil War, the family continued to hold the manor until the late 1880s.[10][11][12]
In 1890, the manor was sold to Sir James Walker, 2nd Baronet (Sand Hutton). As of 2020, the (now-dry) medieval moat with a brick bridge still remains, as does a 12-foot-high walled kitchen garden and another small garden. The manor is Grade II listed,[12] and the earth-covered banks beside the moat are designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]
Church of St Botolph
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St Botolph's Church, Bossall, dates from around 1180,[13] though as many as three earlier churches may have occupied the site. It is grade I listed.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Botolph (1315746)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "A grand, 10,000sq ft hall in Yorkshire with moat, and a secret garden". Country Life. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Dalton, Paul (20 June 2002). Conquest, Anarchy and Lordship: Yorkshire, 1066-1154. Cambridge University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0521524644.
- ^ Walker, J. W. (1930). "The Church of St. Botolph, Bossall, N. R. Yorkshire". Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 35 (2): 247–263. doi:10.1080/00681288.1930.11894451. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Land of Hugh son of Baldric". Open Domesday. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Baines, Edward (1823). "History, directory & gazetteer of the county of York... (Vol. II - East and North Ridings)". Leeds: Edward Baines at the Leeds Mercury office. p. 416. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Lawton, George; Ducarel, Andrew Coltee (1842). Collectio Rerum Ecclesiasticarum de Diœcesi Eboracensi... J. G. and F. Rivington, 1842. p. 424. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Nixon, Mark D. (13 April 2015). The Grass Really Was Greener. Lulu.com. pp. 16–17. ISBN 9781329244061. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Pages 91-98 in A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2, ed. William Page". British History Online. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Farrer, William; Clay, Charles Travis (2013). Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 9, The Stuteville Fee. Cambridge University Press. p. 176. ISBN 9781108058322. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ William Page (ed.). "'Parishes: Bossall', in A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 (London, 1923)". British History Online. pp. 91–98. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bossall Hall (1149644)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "St Botolph, Bossall". The Church of England. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
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Media related to Bossall at Wikimedia Commons
- Bossall in the Domesday Book