Nesfield
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Nesfield is a small village,
History
Nesfield is recorded in the Domesday Book as belonging to Lord William Percy and as having two ploughlands.[5] The name Nesfield derives from a mixture of Old English and Old Norse; Neates-feld, which means Open land where cattle were kept. The name has been recorded in different forms at least a dozen times, being Nacefeld in the Domesday Book, Nesfeld(e) in Qwhorfdale in the 15th century, and even Nesfeild (with the I and the E reversed) in the 17th century.[6][7] However, the history of the settlement predates the Domesday Book as to the west of the village is the remains of Castleberg, an Iron Age or Roman fortified location. Many artefacts have been found on the mound including a copper key almost 2 feet (0.61 m) in length (surmised to be the key for gates to the Roman compound), urns and human bones.[4] However, this is all conjecture and there is no evidence to support that Castleberg was part of the Roman Empire in the area, although Ilkley (Olicana), was known to have had a Roman settlement/camp.[8][9] The site is 400 feet (120 m) above sea level, and is thought to have attracted early settlers as the ground around Castleberg falls away from the raised patch of land in all directions, so being naturally defensive.[10][11]
The village used to be in the township of Nesfield with Langbar, in the
The stocks at the east end of the village date back to the 18th century and are now
A suspension bridge across the River Wharfe, erected in 1896, connects the village via West Hall to Addingham on the south side of the river.[20][22]
Notes
References
- ISBN 0837155525.
- ISBN 0582301432.
- ^ "Nesfield Harrogate". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b Speight 1900, p. 265.
- ^ "Nesfield | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Nesfield :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Castleberg". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ NCACA 2011, p. 3.
- ^ NCACA 2011, p. 8.
- ISBN 0-14-071017-5.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Ilkley, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Nesfield West Riding". visjonofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Wharfedale Rural District". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "River Wharfe". ydrt.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ NCACA 2011, p. 5.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Stocks Approximately 50 Metres South of Manor House (Grade II) (1174567)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b Speight 1900, p. 269.
- ^ a b NCACA 2011, p. 4.
- ^ "Wharfedale Greenway Feasibility Stud y" (PDF). addingham-pc.gov.uk. November 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
Sources
- Nesfield Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF). nidderdaleaonb.org.uk (Report). Harrogate: Harrogate District Council. November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- Speight, Harry (1900). Upper Wharfedale. Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe, from Otley to Langstrothdale. London: Elliott Stock. OCLC 7225949.
External links
Media related to Nesfield, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons