Kilnwick Percy
St Helen’s Church, Kilnwick Percy
Kilnwick Percy is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Kilnwick Percy
Kilnwick Percy
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE825500
• London170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO42
Dialling code01759
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Kilnwick Percy is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nunburnholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Pocklington town centre, and to the north of the B1246 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 69.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Nunburnholme.[2]

Kilnwick Percy Hall is a Grade II* listed country house built around 1845.[3] It is now a Buddhist meditation and retreat centre.[4]

Kilnwick Percy Hall

The grounds of the hall include a lake and a small church in the Norman style dedicated to Saint Helen. The church is designated a Grade II listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[5]

In 1823 Kilnwick Percy was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The ecclesiastical parish was under the patronage of the Dean of York. Population at the time was 43.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Kilnwick Percy CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes Kilnwick Percy CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Kilnwick Percy Hall (1309858)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Madhyamaka Buddhist Centre". Madhyamaka Buddhist Meditation Centre. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1346280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 360.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.


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