Hanlith is a small village and
civil parish
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in the
Craven
Craven may refer to:
* Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district
** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire formed in 1974
Places
* Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see ...
district of
North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near
Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of
Malham Cove. It is about north west of
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River A ...
, and consists of only 13 houses. Its population was estimated at 40 in 2015.
Hanlith has a joint
parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of
Malham,
Kirkby Malham and
Malham Moor.
History
Hanlith dates back as a manor to the ''
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
'' of 1086 when it was spelt ''Hangelif''. The name is of
Old Norse
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origin, from the personal name Hagne and ''hlíð'', meaning "slope", so means "Hagne's slope". The reference is to the steep hillside east of the
River Aire.
Hanlith Hall belonged to the Dehelington and Medcalfe families until about 1347, and then became tenanted to the Serjeantson family who remained there for 550 years. The Hall was remodelled in the 20th century.
Hanlith was historically a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malham in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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. It became a civil parish in 1866,
Vision of Britain website
/ref> and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
References
External links
Village and area web site
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire