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Sowerby is a small village, electoral ward and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, it is situated immediately south of Thirsk. The parish boundary merges with that of Thirsk, so the village could be described as a suburb. The author James Herriot lived in the village. ==History== The lines of a Roman road can still be seen in the fields to the north and east of the village along the Green Lane and was known as ''The Saxty Way''.〔〔 The village is mentioned twice in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Sorebi'' in the ''Yarlestre hundred''. The land was split across both the head manors of Easingwold and Newsham. At the time of the Norman invasion, the manors were split between Earl Morcar and ''Ligulf'', who granted land to ''Orm''. Afterwards, the lands became Crown property. The overlordship was granted to the ''Mowbray'' family, who granted land to ''William Lascelles'' in 1228. The Lascelles family held their manor until 1602, when it was sold to the ''Meynell'' family. The manor has followed the inheritance of the manor at North Kilvington since then. William de Vescy of Kildare held a mesne lordship in the area in the 14th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 The Lascelles (Lassels) family were also credited with building a terrace of houses at the north end of the village, still known as Blue (or Bribery) Terrace, since tenants were expected to vote for the candidate who supported the Tory cause. Sowerby's name comes from the Norse language, in which it means 'Farmstead (by the) muddy/sour ground', which is the origin of the word ''sewer''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Topynomy )〕 In the south of the parish, the Cod Beck is crossed by a 17th-century pack horse bridge at Blakey Lane, which is a Grade II listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blakey Bridge )〕 Further south, Cod Beck is crossed again on South Moor Lane, by another 17th century pack horse bridge, which is also a Grade II Listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Town end Bridge )〕 An artificial mound known as Pudding Pie Hill〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1008737 )〕 is located on the east bank of the Cod Beck, just off Blakey Lane. This was partially excavated in 1855 (by Lady Frankland Russell) and was found to be a sepulchral tumulus of a type known as a bowl barrow. The remains of a Saxon warrior and two other skeletons were discovered, along with cremated bones, various artifacts and coins.〔〔 There are five war memorials in Sowerby, one outside St Oswald's Church and two each inside St Oswald's Church and Sowerby Methodist Church, listing 63 local men who died in the First World War and 18 who died in the Second World War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=War Memorials in Sowerby )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sowerby, North Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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