Halton West
Halton West is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population in 2015 at 70.[1] It is situated on the River Ribble and is 7 miles (11 km) north of Barnoldswick, 7 miles (11 km) south of Settle and 12 miles (19 km) west of Skipton.
| Halton West | |
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Road through the village | |
Halton West Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 70 |
| OS grid reference | SD844543 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| 53°59′07″N 2°14′22″W / 53.985180°N 2.239380°W | |
The place was first recorded in about 1200 as Halton. The name is derived from the Old English halh 'nook' and tūn 'farm or village', so means 'farm or village in or by a nook'. "West" was added to distinguish the village from another Halton, now Halton East, 12 miles (19 km) to the east.[2]
Halton West, historically also known as West Halton, was a township in the ancient parish of Long Preston in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3][4] It became a civil parish in 1866,[5] and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
Halton Place edit
Halton Place is a large country house just east of the village. It was built in 1770 by Thomas Yorke (1738-1811), whose father Thomas Yorke (1688–1768) had acquired the estate in 1732. It remains in the Yorke family to the present day.[6] It was designated a Grade II listed building in 1958.[7]
References edit
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2019. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was not counted separately, but was included in the civil parish of Wigglesworth. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wigglesworth Parish (E04007126)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 157.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Long Preston:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "History of West Halton, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Halton CP/Tn. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Anne Ashley Cooper (1988). Yorke Country. p. 152. ISBN 0-9511112-21.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1131734)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links edit
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