Great Habton
| Great Habton | |
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Great Habton Location within North Yorkshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Great Habton is a village and former civil parish about 18 miles from York, now in the parish of Habton, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 103.[1]
It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.
Amenities
Great Habton has a church called St Chad[2] and a pub called The Grapes Inn.[3]
History
The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'.[4] Great Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/Abetune/Habetun.[5] Great Habton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby Misperton,[6] from 1866 Great Habton was a civil parish in its own right,[7] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Habton and Ryton to form Habton.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Population statistics Great Habton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "St. Chad's, Great Habton". Kirby Misperton & Middleton parishes. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "The Grapes Inn, Great Habton". The Grapes Inn, Great Habton. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Great and Little Habton Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Place name: Great Habton, Yorkshire Folio". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Parishes: Kirkby Misperton". British History Online. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Great Habton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "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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