Notable locals and local notables

This page has links to information about some of the people who were born in or lived in Terrington and who made a name for themselves beyond the boundaries of the parish.

We have produced detailed pages about:

You will find information about some other eminent people associated with Terrington using the links below (all links to external sites open in a new tab). We will produce more detailed pages about some of these in due course. This is certainly not an exhaustive list.

Before the 19th Century

It is difficult to be certain of what connections people had with the parish before the 19th century but these are a few who may have spent some time here:

John Hopton (c1405 - 1478) rose from humble beginnings in Yorkshire and becase a prominent landholder in Suffolk. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, his grandfather was William Pert of Tiverington (presumably, Terrington), so John may have spent some time here. He is buried in the fine church of Holy Trinity, Blythburgh, Suffolk.
John Shirwood (- 1494) - rector of Terrington from 1455 to 1467 between graduating from Oxford in 1450 and becoming Archdeacon of Richmond in 1465, resident in Rome as the English Ambassador to the papacy from 1479, and Bishop of Durham from 1484. In past times it was possible to hold multiple offices so he may have appointed a vicar and had little to do with Terrington himself.
The Lascelles family are said to have owned land in Ganthorpe and some members of the family such as Francis Lascelles (1612 - 1667), politician and soldier, and Colonel Thomas Lascelles (c1670 - 1751), military engineer, are sometimes said to have had connections with the parish though there seems to be no firm evidence of this (and Thomas is not recorded as being born in Terrington in 1690 as Wikipedia claims).

19th Century into the 20th

In the 19th Century we have censuses and birth registration so we are on much firmer ground.

William Bustard (1894 - 1973) - born in Terrington, artist, emigrated to Australia in 1921, produced a number of stained glass windows in the Brisbane area. His work includes windows in St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, reputed to be one of the finest churches in the southern hemisphere:

Windows in St John's Cathedral, Brisbane designed by William Bustard
Mary Egerton (1845 - 1913) - lived at Cliff Hall from 1899 until her death, was active in the musical life of the area including Terrington Choir and she installed the bowling green, then in the grounds of Cliff Hall. For more information about Mary, see the Cliff Hall page.
Henry John Fraser (1848 - 1889) - engineer, lived at Ganthorpe House from about 1888 until his death. He may have had something to do with the installation of the hydraulic ram at Ganthorpe.
Sir Isaac Holden (1807 - 1897) - inventor and manufacturer, was tenant of Wiganthorpe Hall from 1872 to 1881. Three of his children married three children of mill owner Daniel Illingworth, including Alfred Illingworth (1827 - 1907), industrialist and politician. The two families spent time togther at Wiganthorpe Hall. A. Holden Illingworth, one of Sir Isaac's grandchildren, wrote a book of Reminiscences in 1932 which contains a chapter about his childhood times at Wiganthorpe. Another of Sir Isaac's grandchilden, Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden lived at Wiganthorpe Hall from 1921 until shortly before his death in 1934. His son, Angus Holden, 3rd Baron Holden (1898 -1951), politician, spent time at Wiganthorpe.
Henry Ibbotson (1814 - 1886) - botanist, born in Ganthorpe in 1814, published articles on the local flora, a catalogue of all the flowering plants of Britain, and a guide to Castle Howard at the time of Queen Victoria'a visit; he was a friend of Richard Spruce, who was born in Ganthorpe in 1817. He collected plant specimens across the country and many of these are still in museum herbaria.
Sir Alfred Lascelles (1857 - 1952) - lived at Cliff Hall from about 1915 until his death, lawyer, successively Attorney General and Chief Justice of Ceylon.
William Mortimer (1841 - 1913) - born in Terrington, became a notable architect in Hull.
Bertha Thompson (1876 - 1953) - born in Terrington Hall, golfer, played for England and won the Women's International Championship in 1905.
Arnold Toynbee (1889 - 1975) - historian, lived at Ganthorpe House, father of artist Lawrence Toynbee (1922 - 2002) who married Jean Asquith (1920 - 2026).
Richard Wimbush MBE (1909 - 1994) - born in Terrington, son of rector James Wimbush, became an Anglican bishop.
Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet (1890 - 1973) - spent his first few years at The Lodge or Cliff Hall, captain with the Green Howards, captained Yorkshire Cricket Club for two seasons (see The Yorkshire captaincy affair of 1927). According to Samuel Wimbush's diaries, his father was very active in Terrington village before inheriting the baronetcy.

In recent times

This is a small selection of the many eminent people associated with Terrington more recently. We are not currently including any of the eminent Terringtonians still alive, but watch this space.

Patrick Nuttgens (1930 - 2004) - lived in the village, architect and academic.
Mike Woodger (1923 - 2025) - worked on the development of early computers and computer languages, sometime with Alan Turing, lived in Terrington for a time later in life.

Alan Baddeley CBE FRS (1934 -) - lived in Terrington, eminent phychologist, known for his research on memory, author of many articles and the book 'Your memory - a user's guide' (1996).

Martin Coward - stone carver who has produced work for York Minster and cathedrals across the country, lives in Terrington.

Sir Robert Goodwill (1956 -) - Conservative politician, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, Minister of State in several departments, local farmer, interested in steam engines.

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