Farnham, North Yorkshire

Farnham is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Knaresborough.^[2]

Farnham
Farnham from the village green
Farnham Location within North Yorkshire
Population	189 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE351605
Civil parish	Farnham
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNARESBOROUGH
Postcode district	HG5
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Harrogate and Knaresborough
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°02′22″N 1°27′54″W / 54.039370°N 1.465040°W / 54.039370; -1.465040

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having one household and 26 ploughlands. The name derives from the Old English of Feran-hām, meaning the homestead where the ferns grew.^[3][4] The Anglican church in the village dates back to the 12th century and is grade I listed.^[5]

Farnham Gravel Pits were worked between 1941 and 1985. The pits later filled with water and cover an area of 200 acres (81 ha).^[6] The pits hosted Britain's first Pacific diver in January and February 2007.^[7]

The Knaresborough Hoard of Roman vessels found in 1864 was probably discovered near Farnham.^[8]

Farnham is the location of a large factory, Treves UK which makes automotive components.^[9] Farnham is served by five buses each way per day between Knaresborough and York.^[10]

Governance

Historically, the village was in the wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[11] It was moved into North Yorkshire in 1974 and was part of the Harrogate District until 2023.^[12][13]

Population of Farnham 1801–2015^{[14][15][16][1]}

1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	2011	2015
139	142	141	169	170	139	165	146	155	118	129	139	138	106	107	106	189	180^[note 1]

See also

• Farnham Mires

Notes

1. Estimated population.^[16]

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Farnham Parish (E04007338)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
2. "St Oswald, Farnham, Yorkshire, West Riding". crsbi.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
3. "Farnham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
4. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
5. Historic England. "Church of St Oswald= (Grade I) (1150301)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
6. "Farnham Gravel Pit". hdns.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
7. Taylor, Garry, Martin Garner and John McLoughlin (2007) "The Pacific Diver in North Yorkshire - a new Western Palearctic bird", Birding World 20(1):20-5
8. Gerrard, James (August 2020). "The Knaresborough Hoard". Roman Yorkshire: The Newsletter of the Roman Antiquities Section. Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 8–9.
9. "HQ opened in expansion drive". York Press. 12 October 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
10. "22 - York - Knaresborough". bustimes.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
11. "Genuki: Farnham, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
12. "Farnham Harrogate". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
13. Barrett, Thomas (11 July 2023). "North Yorkshire Council set to buy 11 homes for Afghan refugees in Harrogate area". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
14. Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 528. OCLC 500092527.
15. "Administrative unit Farnham AP/CP". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
16. (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

External links

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