Stillingfleet

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{for|people named Stillingfleet|Stillingfleet (surname)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use British English|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.861880|-1.099210|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Stillingfleet | static_image = CrossKeysPubStillingfleet(BillHenderson)Dec2006.jpg | static_image_caption = The Cross Keys pub in Stillingfleet | population = 405 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007771|title=Stillingfleet Parish |accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> | civil_parish = | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = YORK | postcode_district = YO19 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE593410 }} '''Stillingfleet''' is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south of York and nearby settlements include Acaster Selby, Naburn and Appleton Roebuck. In 2011 the parish had a population of 405.

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.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1296904|desc=Church of St Helen|accessdate=20 August 2016}}</ref> Another notable building is Moreby Hall, which is grade II* listed.<ref name="listed">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-326213-moreby-hall-stillingfleet-north-yorkshir|title=Moreby Hall, Stillingfleet|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=13 March 2015 }}</ref>

The village was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Stillingfleet, in Selby and East Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14285|access-date=25 November 2020|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Selby District. 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), {{lang|ang|inga}} (followers of) and {{lang|ang|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.<ref name=knitting>{{cite web|url=http://theknittinggenie.com/2011/06/07/we-were-the-singers/ |title=The Knitting Genealogist|date=7 June 2011 |access-date=23 November 2012}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Commons category|Stillingfleet}} *{{NHLE |num=1296904 |desc=St Helen's Church}} *{{Genuki|county=ARY|Stillingfleet||}}

Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Category:Villages in North Yorkshire