Stillingfleet

For people named Stillingfleet, see Stillingfleet (surname).

Stillingfleet is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 6 miles (10 km) south of York and nearby settlements include Acaster Selby, Naburn and Appleton Roebuck.

Stillingfleet
The Cross Keys pub in Stillingfleet
Stillingfleet Location within North Yorkshire
Population	405 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE593410
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO19
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.861880°N 1.099210°W / 53.861880; -1.099210

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

St Helen's Church, the parish church, is a grade I listed building.^[2] Another notable building is Moreby Hall, which is grade II* listed.^[3]

The village was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.^[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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 of 1086.

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.^[5]