Langthorpe
| Langthorpe | |
|---|---|
 Skelton Road, Langthorpe | |
.svg)  Langthorpe Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 812 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE390674 |
| Civil parish |
|
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO51 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Langthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 812.[1] It is situated to the immediate north of Boroughbridge on the A168 road.
History
[edit]The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torp in the Hallikeld hundred. The lands were the possession of Gospatric, son of Arnketil both before and after the Norman invasion.[2]
There was a brewery, Warwick's Anchor Brewery, in the village, but now disused.[3]
Governance
[edit]The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Boroughbridge electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Newby ward of Harrogate Borough District Council.[4]
Geography
[edit]
The nearest settlements are Boroughbridge 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south; Milby 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the north-east; Kirby-on-the-Moor 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the north and Skelton-on-Ure 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to the west.[4]
The 2001 UK Census recorded the parish population as 774 of which 638 are over sixteen years old and 412 of those were in employment. There were 327 dwellings of which 122 were detached.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Langthorpe Parish (E04007373)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Langthorpe in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Brewery" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support".
- ^ "2001 UK Census". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Langthorpe at Wikimedia Commons