Bus Shelter

Built post WW2
Built by Harry I'Anson, a former occupant of Manor Cottage who took pity on the school children who congregated on the site to catch the bus to school at Masham.
Also acts as the village notice board.

Post Box

Dates to the reign of George V. A stone step had originally been placed beneath the box to allow the children of Ilton to post the mail. The stone has been reinstated in anticipation of the return of the little steps.

It is understood that it was the custom to put loose coins in the box along with unstamped letters. The change was collected by the postman who bought stamps and posted the mail at Masham.
Today the mail is delivered by a postman who has serviced the area for the last 22 years. Even today the role of the rural postman extends into duties beyond postal deliveries, providing a community and emergency service.
The mail is collected once a day at 4.00 and at 10.15 on Saturdays. The post is delivered between 11.30 and 3.30 pm.

Dickie Bank / Beech Trees

Place name origin not known but was in use early 20th century.

Beech trees believed to have been planted by the Swinton Estate, during the early/mid 19th century, as an eye catcher. This with other natural and man made features were viewed from carriage drives around the estate.

Skew Skell Well

A double water trough feature on the west side of Sweet Earth, and named as such from 1785 (enclosures maps) Providing a watering point for livestock, drovers. The troughs are placed in a purposely formed recess within the boundary wall, to afford access from Ilton's own 'ring road'.

The Boundary Stones

Ten such stones haven been identified on the south eastern extent of the village, a number of which have been recorded as early as 1856. These small and discreet monoliths have been simply shaped with rounded heads and carved inscriptions, acting as typical marker stones, possibly delineating the township boundary of Ilton cum Pott with Swinton with Warthermarske. The script has serifs and is typical of the late 18th century. The most frequent lettering is IcP, but two stones marked S and CW have been found on Ilton Common.

The AD Stones

A small number of carved stones have been recorded in the village, each inscribed with the initials AD. A number of the stones have been incorporated into buildings as quoins, others are free standing in isolated locations. It is understood that the AD stands for Abstrupus Danby, one of the more active owners of the Swinton Estate. Note the one in the picture below (upside down to left of doorway) incorporated into one of the tannery privies.

 

The Greens

Ilton has two public open spaces. Ilton Green, an irregular shaped area of land, appears on maps as early as 1797, services the north end of the settlement. Being adjacent to the former school, the green was used for formal and informal games in living memory. Historically this space was grazed by local farmers a practice that continued until 2001. A second public space has been recognised at the south end of the village near the bus shelter an area designated as an area of open ground . This green has been adopted by the residents of Ilton.