Welcome to Hovingham – Yorkshire

Hovingham is in great farming country on the North Yorkshire Moors. Whilst farmers are notoriously hard to please it must be a joy to work here with the animals and crops.

1. The parish is large containing Coulton, Scackleton, and six other townships. Hovingham, formerly a market town, is situated in the vale of Ryedale.
2. There were three mineral springs, yielding respectively sulphurous, chalybeate, and clear water. Originally Hovingham was the site of a Roman bath.
3. Ancient parish information is available from the local historian.
4. Hovinham Hall, for 440 years, has been the home of the Worsley family. The Palladian house was built in 1770 and is open through June.
5. Hovingham Womens Fellowship is just one of the community activities in the area.
6. Sport is taken seriously with Tennis, Cricket, Bowls and Table Tennis clubs all active.
7. A full community plan can be downloaded from this pdf.
8. Gardens in Hovingham will be open to the public
9. All Saints Church (above) was rebuilt in 1860   retaining its Anglo-Saxon tower and a number of other early features including a Saxon west doorway and a 10th century Saxon wheel cross inset over the south belfry.
10. The Worsley Arms is the only hotel in Hovingham but there is a shop and tearoom situated on the green. Walking is a popular activity and you can enjoy the magnificent North Yorkshire countryside

Hovingham Estate

• The Hovingham Estate has been in the ownership of the Worsley family for 450 years.
• It is a thriving rural Estate, in the heart of North Yorkshire located 17 miles North of the City of York.
• The majority of the Estate lies within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
• photo Hovingham Ford – Yorkshire by nick.garrod CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• It was the childhood home of  the Duchess of Kent Katharine Worsley.,
• About a mile from the village is The Spa, which is much visited during the summer months by invalids; the waters are of a sulphursodaic character, and there is also a copious and very strong chalybeate spring, and one of pure rock water.