Hovingham Village

"HOVINGHAM, a parish in the wapentake of Ryedale, North Riding county York, 7 miles WNW of New Malton. It is a station on the Thirsk, Malton, and Driffield section of the North-Eastern railway. The parish is of large extent, containing Coulton, Scackleton, and six other townships. The village, formerly a market town, is situated in the vale of Ryedale. The surface is generally hilly and wooded. There are three mineral springs, yielding respectively sulphurous, chalybeate, and clear water, near which a Roman bath, tesselated pavement, hypocaust, and coins of Antonine, &c., were found in 1745. On the side of an adjoining hill is a breastwork supposed to be of Roman construction. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of York, value £101. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a school with a small endowment. The charities produce £17 per annum. Hovingham Hall, formerly a seat of the Mowbrays, is the principal residence."