Stillingfleet

Stillingfleet is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[2] It is about 6 miles (10 km) south of York and nearby settlements include Acaster Selby, Naburn and Appleton Roebuck.

For people named Stillingfleet, see Stillingfleet (surname).

Stillingfleet

The Cross Keys pub in Stillingfleet
Stillingfleet
Location within North Yorkshire
Population405 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE593410
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO19
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Stillingfleet was once the site of UK Coal's Stillingfleet Mine, part of the Selby Coalfield, which closed in 2004.

The parish church of St Helen's is a grade I listed building.[3]

Toponymy

The origin of the name 'Stillingfleet' lies in Old English. The name means 'stretch of river belonging to the family or followers of a man called Styfel', and is composed of the elements Styfel (the name of the landowner), inga (followers of) and fleot (stream, inlet or creek). The village was recorded as Steflingefled in the Domesday Book.

1833 drowning

On Boxing Day 1833, 11 members of a party of carol singers from Stillingfleet were drowned when their boat overturned in the nearby River Ouse.[4]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stillingfleet Parish (E04007771)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "History of Stillingfleet, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1296904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "The Knitting Genealogist". Retrieved 23 November 2012.


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