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Wath-by-Rippon
Wath (''alias'' Wath-by-Ripon) is a village and civil parish north of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 210 in 2015. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary. History The name ''Wath'' derives from Old Norse and means "ford", 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. The village is noted in the Domesday Book 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. The manor and village were in dispute about ownership through the first half of the 13th century. These disputes culminated in a Papal Court which decided that the two warring parties would submit a champion each in a duel. The abbot of Mont St Michel feared for his life, and that of his champion, and so renounced all claims on the village. The winner was Sir Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Yorkshire (district)
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former Non-metropolitan district, districts: Craven District, Craven, Hambleton District, Hambleton, Borough of Harrogate, Harrogate, Borough of Scarborough, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby District, Selby. The non-metropolitan county has an area of , and, with the City of York and the boroughs of borough of Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), forms the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is governed by North Yorkshire Council. History The non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority area on 1 April 2023, following the merger of the above boroughs and districts as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont St Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately off France's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is in area. The mainland part of the commune is in area so that the total surface of the commune is . , the island has a population of 29.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019 INSEE The commune's position—on an island just a few hundred metres from land—made it accessible at low tide to the many pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
