Habton

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

Habton
Habton is located in North Yorkshire
Habton
Habton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population321 (2011 census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

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. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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