Habton

Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

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Habton is a civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. In 2011, it had a population of 321.[1]

History

The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'.[2] Both Great and Little Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/Abetune/Habetun.[3][4] Both Habtons and Ryton were formerly townships in the parish of Kirby Misperton,[5] from 1866, the three hamlets were civil parishes in their own right,[6] on 1 April 1986 the parishes of Great Habton, Little Habton and Ryton were abolished and merged to form Habton.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Great and Little Habton Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Place name: Great Habton, Yorkshire Folio". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Place name: Little Habton, Yorkshire Folio". The National Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Parishes: Kirkby Misperton". British History Online. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Great Habton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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