12-588: High Hall is a historic building in Appletreewick , a village in North Yorkshire in England. The house was built in 1535, by the father of William Craven , a Lord Mayor of London . The building was altered in the 17th century. The house was Grade II* listed in 1954. It was extensively restored in the early 21st century, and was then made available as a holiday let. In 2023, it was placed on
24-418: Is a further porch on the right-hand side. Inside, the great hall has an inglenook fireplace and diamond-shaped stone paving. Above it is a drawing room with a frieze dating from about 1600. Many of the original fittings survive, including the dogleg staircase. 54°02′12″N 1°55′06″W / 54.03676°N 1.91843°W / 54.03676; -1.91843 Appletreewick Appletreewick
36-576: Is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire , England, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-east of Skipton , 7 miles (11 km) from Skipton railway station and 16 miles (25.7 km) from Leeds Bradford International Airport . Appletreewick is in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales , a popular place for visitors, especially in the summer months, on the banks of
48-548: The River Wharfe . The civil parish includes the hamlet of Skyreholme and the western end of the village of Greenhow . The parish also includes Parcevall Hall , Stump Cross Caverns , the eastern part of Grimwith Reservoir and extensive areas of moorland north and east of the village. Barden Fell is a grouse moor belonging to the Bolton Abbey Estate , and Simon's Seat is a prominent rock outcrop to
60-469: The locals. The village prospered from the year 1300 when Bolton Priory acquired its manor with its extensive sheep ranges and valuable lead mines. Charters for markets and a fair were granted and the latter remained important until the impact of the railways in the mid-19th century. The Ap-trick Onion Fair celebrated all manner of things, but given its name, it was chiefly remembered for being an avenue to sell lots of onions that were brought into
72-399: The market, for £2.5 million. The stone house has three storeys and a basement. It is two bays wide, and has a central porch. On the ground floor is the great hall, which has an eight-light mullioned and transomed window, with some 17th century diamond pane glazing. There are similar, smaller windows around the rest of the house, with the five illuminating the staircase being stepped. There
84-581: The north of Barden Fell. The civil parish had a population of 218 at the 2011 Census. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and its name is derived from the Old English of æppel-trēow wīc , which means the Apple-tree specialised farm (or hamlet) . The old dialectal pronunciation of the village name is a shortened 'Ap-trick', which is sometimes still heard being used by
96-482: The title of 'Britain's Friendliest Town to Drive Through'. The study was based upon data collected around Britain, monitoring levels of road rage, driver communication, average speeds and hand wave acknowledgments of friendly driving. St John the Baptist%27s Church, Appletreewick St John's Church is an Anglican church in Appletreewick , a village in North Yorkshire , in England. The building
108-552: The village especially for the fair. Records show that fight broke out between the Lord Clifford's of Skipton Castle and the Nortons of Rylstone Manor. This reinforces the belief that Appletreewick was more important than Burnsall at that time, as both noble families were in attendance. Stone houses line the steep, main street between High Hall at the top and Low Hall at the bottom. The Tudor-style grade II* listed High Hall
120-469: Was also owned by William and has much of the village history on display including a fully heather-thatched cruck barn to look round. The cruck barn was the first one to be built in Upper Wharfedale in over 300 years and used original materials such as lime and horsehair to line the walls and sheep's wool for insulation. A 2009 study of rural driving within England led to Appletreewick attaining
132-413: Was originally constructed in the 17th century, as a pair of cottages. Appletreewick fell within the parish of St Wilfrid's Church, Burnsall , and in the 1890s William Stavert was appointed as its minister. Stavert decided to turn the derelict cottages into a chapel-of-ease , and he designed the new church himself. It was completed in 1898, and was Grade II listed in 1954. The single-storey building
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#1732781082574144-522: Was restored by Sir William Craven (known as Appletreewick's own " Dick Whittington ") who became Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London at the beginning of the 17th century. Craven was born in a cottage almost opposite High Hall, one of a pair converted into St John the Baptist's Church . Lower down is Monks Hall, largely rebuilt in 1697 on the site of Bolton Priory's grange. The pub, the Craven Arms,
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