Grimston, Selby

This article is about the parish near Kirby Wharfe. For the hamlet near York, in Selby district until 1996, see Grimston, York.

Grimston is a civil parish about 8 miles from York, in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 59.^[1] The parish touches Bolton Percy, Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford, Oxton, Stutton with Hazlewood, Tadcaster and Towton.^[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Grimston
Grimston Park
Grimston Location within North Yorkshire
Area	3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population	59 (2001 census)
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Civil parish	Grimston
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.865865°N 1.2425387°W / 53.865865; -1.2425387

Features

There are 14 listed buildings in Grimston.^[3]

History

The name "Grimston" means 'Grimr's farm/settlement.^[4] Grimston was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Mitune.^[5] Grimston was formerly a township in the parish of Kirkby Wharf;^[6] in 1866 Grimston became a civil parish in its own right.^[7]

James VI and I came to Grimston Park, the house of Sir Edward Stanhope, on 19 April 1603. He knighted 11 men including Roger Aston and Charles Montagu.^[8]