North Otterington
North Otterington is a village and civil parish on the east bank of the River Wiske, in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the village was estimated by North Yorkshire County Council as being 40, with a slight decline to 30 by 2015. Details are also included in the civil parish of Ainderby Steeple. It is on the A167 road and south of Northallerton; South Otterington is further south on the same road.
The name of the village is from Old English and means the town of Oter's people. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Otrinctun in the Hundred of Allerton.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels dates back to the 12th century, though most parts were expanded in the 14th, 17th and 19th centuries. Whilst the site was important back to Saxon times, the first vicar was not recorded until 1282. For many years, St Michael's was the Mother Church in the parish and wider area and Corpse roads extended from nearby Thornton-le-Moor and Thornton le Beans; these are still marked on modern day Ordnance Survey maps. The building is now grade II listed and is used for services on three Sundays of each month.
