Litton is a village and civil parish in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies in the Craven District of North Yorkshire, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) up Littondale from Arncliffe. From Litton a footpath leads 3 miles (4.8 km) over the fells to the north east to Buckden in Wharfedale. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2015.[1]
The centre of the village is an old public house, the Queens Arms, that dates back to the 17th century. Associated with the Queens Arms since 2003 is the Lamb Brewing Company (previously the Litton Brewery) that brews Litton Ale.
Litton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (as Litone). The name probably comes from the Old Englishhlið "hillside" and tūn "farmstead".[2]
^. North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017. In the 2011 Census the population was not measured separately but included with the population of the civil parish of Halton Gill."Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 125.
^"Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales". 1870. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
litton, north, yorkshire, other, places, with, similar, names, litton, disambiguation, litton, village, civil, parish, littondale, yorkshire, dales, england, lies, craven, district, north, yorkshire, miles, littondale, from, arncliffe, from, litton, footpath, . For other places with similar names see Litton disambiguation Litton is a village and civil parish in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England It lies in the Craven District of North Yorkshire 1 5 miles 2 4 km up Littondale from Arncliffe From Litton a footpath leads 3 miles 4 8 km over the fells to the north east to Buckden in Wharfedale The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2015 1 LittonLittonLocation within North YorkshirePopulation70 OS grid referenceSD905741Civil parishLittonDistrictCravenShire countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSKIPTONPostcode districtBD23PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireList of places UK England Yorkshire 54 09 47 N 2 08 47 W 54 163020 N 2 146380 W 54 163020 2 146380 Coordinates 54 09 47 N 2 08 47 W 54 163020 N 2 146380 W 54 163020 2 146380The centre of the village is an old public house the Queens Arms that dates back to the 17th century Associated with the Queens Arms since 2003 is the Lamb Brewing Company previously the Litton Brewery that brews Litton Ale Litton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Litone The name probably comes from the Old English hlid hillside and tun farmstead 2 Litton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Arncliffe part of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire 3 Litton became a separate civil parish in 1866 4 The parish was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974 Houses near the river at LittonReferences Edit Population Estimates North Yorkshire County Council 2015 Archived from the original on 13 January 2012 Retrieved 8 June 2017 In the 2011 Census the population was not measured separately but included with the population of the civil parish of Halton Gill Civil Parish 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 17 February 2016 Smith A H 1961 The Place names of the West Riding of Yorkshire Vol 6 Cambridge University Press p 125 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales 1870 Retrieved 24 May 2015 Vision of Britain websiteExternal links Edit Media related to Litton North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons Yorkshire Images site for Litton Queens Arms site This Craven location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Litton North Yorkshire amp oldid 1089832155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
