Hutton Conyers
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Hutton Conyers is a village and
History
The village is mentioned in the
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Just outside the village, Roman remains of a watchtower have been found, articles from which now reside in the Museum in Ripon.[4]
The Leeds and Stockton branch of the North Eastern Railway used to pass through the village.[4][9]
Hutton Conyers is known for being the last village in England to have a steam-powered post office, closing in 2009.[10]
Governance
The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Masham and Fountains electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Wathvale ward of Harrogate District Borough Council.[11]
Geography
The nearest settlements to the village are Ripon 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the south-west; Sharow 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the south-east and Melmerby, Harrogate 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to the north.[11]
The 2001 UK Census recorded the population of the civil parish as 203, of which 150 were over sixteen years of age, a 104 of those were in employment. There were 77 dwellings of which 36 were detached.[12] At the 2011 census the population was given as 213.[1]
The area around Hutton Conyers has sizeable underground gypsum deposits which are prone to sudden collapse creating depressions to the west of the village.[13]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Hutton Conyers". UK villages website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ^ Hutton Conyers in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
- Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Hutton Conyers". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Hutton Conyers". Vision of Britain website.
- ^ Harrogate (Parishes) Order 1988, "Bulletin of changes of Local Authorities status, names and areas" (PDF). Department of the Environment. 1987–88. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ISBN 978-0521168557
- ^ "Disused railway lines". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-1501020681.
- ^ a b "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support".
- ^ "2001 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "ROSES – Risk of Subsidence due to Evaporite Solution". Newcastle University research. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
External links
Media related to Hutton Conyers at Wikimedia Commons