Husthwaite

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Husthwaite is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 2.5 miles north of Easingwold. The name probably comes from Old English, meaning a house and a cleared piece of land. Settlements have lived here since before the Norman invasion.

In the village there was a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1841; the building is now a private house. A new Methodist building was built next to it in 1928.

Husthwaite is in the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton district; it is now administered by North Yorkshire Council. The parish council has seven members.

Nearby settlements include Coxwold (about 1.6 miles northeast), Oulston (about 1.8 miles east), Carlton Husthwaite (about 1.6 miles northwest), Thormanby (about 1.8 miles west) and Easingwold (about 3.4 miles south).

Elphin Beck runs to the north of the village and is part of the River Swale’s tributary system.

Census history: in 1881 the population was 436; in 2001 it was 417 (304 aged 16 or over, 194 of whom were in work); the 2011 census recorded 404 residents. There were around 175 dwellings in 2001, with 94 detached houses.

Husthwaite CE Primary is the village school. St Nicholas’ Church, built in the 12th century, is a Grade II* listed building.

The village used to have Husthwaite Gate railway station on the Thirsk and Malton Line, but today the 31X bus serves the area, running between York and Helmsley.

William Peckitt, a stained-glass artist born in 1731, was from Husthwaite.