Hardraw
| Hardraw | |
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Hardraw | |
Hardraw Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD866912 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Hardraw is a hamlet near Hawes within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the nearby Hardraw Force waterfall.
The name of the hamlet is first recorded in 1606 as Hardrawe, and derives from Old English Herde and raw, which means the shepherd's houses. Hardraw Force is named with an additional Old Norse word of Fors.[1][2][3] The hamlet was historically in the Parish of Aysgarth, within the wapentake of Hang West.[4] A report about Poor Law Unions from 1862, lists the hamlet as having a population of 11, and belonging to Bedale for its post town.[5] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The old school house, built in 1875, can be seen in the centre of the photograph of the village, and the Pennine Way runs past the west side this building. The village centre lies further up the road, and access to Hardraw Force is via The Green Dragon pub.[6]
Hardraw Church, dedicated in honour of St Mary and St John, was rebuilt by the Earl of Wharncliffe between 1879 and 1881. It is Grade II listed.[7] It doubles as Darrowby Church in the original British television series All Creatures Great and Small.[8] At the east end of the village is the end of the southern part of the Buttertubs Pass.[9]
The long distance path, the Pennine Way, passes through the hamlet.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 259. OCLC 19714705.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 41. ISBN 9781840337532.
- ^ Metcalfe, Peter; Gower, Ted (1992). Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales: origins and meanings. Harrogate: North Yorkshire Marketing. p. 45. ISBN 1-873214-03-0.
- ^ "Genuki: Aysgarth Supplementary, Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers Poor Law Unions volume 49, part II. London: HMSO. 1862. p. 360. OCLC 145367615.
- ^ Andrew Huggett (2004). "Hardraw". geograph. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Mary and Saint John (1131972)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "TV Locations: Original BBC Series". worldofjamesherriot.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Mitchell, W. R. (1999). The story of the Yorkshire Dales. Chichester: Phillimore. p. 85. ISBN 1860770886.
- ^ Hopkins, Tony (2012). Pennine Way. London: Aurum. p. 96. ISBN 9781845137182.
External links
Media related to Hardraw at Wikimedia Commons