Halton West
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Halton West is a village and
North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population in 2015 at 70.[1] It is situated on the River Ribble and is 7 miles (11 km) north of Barnoldswick, 7 miles (11 km) south of Settle and 12 miles (19 km) west of Skipton
.
The place was first recorded in about 1200 as Halton. The name is derived from the Old English halh 'nook' and tūn 'farm or village', so means 'farm or village in or by a nook'. "West" was added to distinguish the village from another Halton, now Halton East, 12 miles (19 km) to the east.[2]
Halton West, historically also known as West Halton, was a
ancient parish of Long Preston in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3][4] It became a civil parish in 1866,[5]
and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
Halton Place
Halton Place is a large country house just east of the village. It was built in 1770 by Thomas Yorke (1738-1811), whose father
Grade II listed building in 1958.[7]
See also
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 157.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Long Preston:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "History of West Halton, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Halton CP/Tn. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ISBN 0-9511112-21.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1131734)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Halton West at Wikimedia Commons