Wath (near Ripon)
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Wath (alias Wath-by-Ripon) is a village and civil parish 3.7 miles (6 km) north of Ripon[1] in North Yorkshire, England.[2] The population of the parish was estimated at 210 in 2015.[3]
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.[4]
History
The name Wath derives from Old Norse and means "ford",[5] which has led to speculation that the name associates with a crossing through water, most likely Wath Beck at the east end of the village.[6] The village is noted in the Domesday Book[7] where it was in the ownership of Count Alan, having previously been owned by Archil and Rothschil in 1066. William the Conqueror granted to Count Alan.[8][6]
The manor and village were in dispute about ownership through the first half of the 13th century. These disputes culminated in a
Wath was historically a large ancient parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire, which also included the townships of Melmerby, Middleton Quernhow and Norton Conyers.[8] Wath and the other townships became separate civil parishes in 1866.[10]
Governance
Wath is part of the electoral ward of Wathvale. This ward stretches south to Norton-le-Clay with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 3,479.[11]
References
- ISBN 978-0-3192619-7-2.
- ^ "Wath". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- 2011 census the population was included with Middleton Quernhow and Norton Conyers, and not counted separately."Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Photograph of St Mary's Church, Wath, Yorkshire". GENUKI. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ a b Wath ca 2011, p. 3.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Wath Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b William Page, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Wath". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. pp. 390–396. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Wath ca 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
Sources
- Wath (Ripon) Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF) (Report). Harrogate Borough Council. 21 September 2011.
External links
Media related to Wath juxta Ripon at Wikimedia Commons