Warthermarske

Warthermarske is a hamlet in the Harrogate borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Swinton, about 1 mile (2 km) south-west of Masham.[2] The village is not far from the River Ure, which eventually runs through the small city of Ripon, which itself is a few miles south-east of Warthermarske.[3]

Warthermarske
Road through Warthermarske
Warthermarske is located in North Yorkshire
Warthermarske
Warthermarske
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE207789
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District
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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The village is at the southern corner of the Swinton Park Estate and was formerly included with the village of Swinton as one township.[4]

The hamlet used to be known as Wardenmask[5] and its name derives from Old English with a Scandinavian influence; Wardonmersk which means Marsh at a Watch-Hill.[6]

References
  1. "Swinton with Warthermarske". data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. "99" (Map). Northallerton & Ripon. 1;50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319261972.
  3. "Boundary Map of Swinton With Warthermarske Tn/CP". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. "Parishes: Masham | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. Fisher, John (1865). The history and antiquities of Masham and Mashamshire. London: Simpkin. p. 514. OCLC 23581450.
  6. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 499. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

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