Crathorne is a village and

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, England. The parish population was 172 at the 2011 census. The River Leven flows through the parish. The A19 used to run through the village before a dual carriageway was built in 1975. Now the A67 follows the route of the old A19 north towards

Yarm Yarm-on-Tees, or simply Yarm, is a market town in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a meander of the River Tees, extending south-east to the River Leven, North Yorkshire, River Leven and south to the village of Kirklevington. A civil parish i ...

. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary

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. The village is the ancestral home of the Crathorne family, dating back to Sir William de Crathorne, knighted by

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in 1327. The village is now home to

James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne Charles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, (born 12 September 1939), was Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire from 1999 until 2014. He is also one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the Hous ...

, whose family purchased the Crathorne estate in 1844, and rebuilt

Crathorne Hall Crathorne Hall is a historic building in Crathorne, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The Crathorne family first built a manor house in the village in the 14th century, but by 1808 had reconstructed it as a plan and modern building. In th ...

in 1906, owning it until 1977. The hall is now a country house hotel owned by Hand Picked Hotels. The village is home to the Anglican

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, dating from the 14th century, and the Catholic St Mary's Church. Both are

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buildings. The village is also home to Crathorne Cricket Club, which plays its cricket in the Langbaurgh League Second Division.

References

External links

Crathorne village website
. Retrieved 21 November 2011
The Crathorne Family History Site
Retrieved 21 November 2011 Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub

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