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Kilnwick Percy

Kilnwick Percy is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nunburnholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Pocklington town centre, and to the north of the B1246 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 69. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Nunburnholme.

Kilnwick Percy Hall is a Grade II* listed country house built around 1845. It is now a Buddhist meditation and retreat centre.

Kilnwick Percy Hall

The grounds of the hall include a lake and a small church in the Norman style dedicated to Saint Helen. The church is designated a Grade II listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.

In 1823 Kilnwick Percy was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The ecclesiastical parish was under the patronage of the Dean of York. Population at the time was 43.

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Kilnwick Percy CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Kilnwick Percy CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Kilnwick Percy Hall (1309858)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Madhyamaka Buddhist Centre". Madhyamaka Buddhist Meditation Centre. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1346280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. ^ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 360.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.