Appleton Wiske is a small village which lies some 10 miles north of the market town of Northallerton and dates from Saxon times. The parish marks the north eastern limit of the diocese and is some 60 miles from Leeds. The path of a Roman road runs close to the west of the village and Appleton has always marked an important crossing of the River Wiske, from which it takes its name. The mediaeval village was founded upon the Linen Industry and until the mid 20^th  century it was a small agricultural community. In the 19^th Century Appleton Wiske had four places of Worship; St Mary’s referred to as a ‘Chapel of Ease’, the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, a fine building on Front Street restored in the 1990’s, still in use today, the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Baker Street built in 1831 and the Independent Congregational Chapel in Front Street. The latter two buildings are now private houses. House building in the last 40 years changed the character of the village with an influx of people that doubled its size. The Parish has an electoral roll of 390 people who live in the 180 houses and 21 farms and outlying properties. 95% of the population live within the village boundary. The Parish Church of St Mary Sunday Services 1st Sunday of the Month: 1100 Family Communion 3rd Sunday of the Month: 0930 Parish Communion Contacts: Revd David Lewis The Rectory, Great Smeaton 01609 881205 davidlewis648@btinternet.com Ven Simon & Mrs Anne Golding Arlanza, Hornby Road Appleton Wiske,  DL6 2AF 01609 881185 perce.2000@virgin.net