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Hartforth is a small village in the 
North Yorkshire Hotels
Retrieved 10 October 2019.
"Whashton, Kirby Hill, Ravensworth, Gilling, Hartforth Census Data and Information"
Whashton.net. Retrieved 6 December 2013 Villages in North Yorkshire {{richmondshire-geo-stub
Richmondshire
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district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by national parks, including most of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. It is one of four cou ...
, England. The village is situated approximately south-west from the market town
A market town is a Human settlement, settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular marketplace, market; this distinguished it from a village or ...
of Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington under ...
, and is part of the civil parish
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of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury.
Hartforth Hall
Hartforth Hall is a Grade II*listed
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country house. It was built in 1744 for William Cradock of Gilling, who had bought the manor of Hartforth in 1720. Additions were made in 1792 and c. 1900. Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock
Rear Admiral Sir Christopher "Kit" George Francis Maurice Cradock (2 July 1862 – 1 November 1914) was an English senior officer of the Royal Navy. He earned a reputation for great gallantry.
Appointed to the royal yacht, he was close to the ...
, who died at the Battle of Coronel
The Battle of Coronel was a First World War Imperial German Navy victory over the Royal Navy on 1 November 1914, off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel. The East Asia Squadron (''Ostasiengeschwader'' or ''Kreuzergeschwader'') o ...
, was born at Hartforth in 1862. The property was operated as a hotel and wedding venue from 1986 to 2017, but the hotel is now permanently closed.Retrieved 10 October 2019.
References
External links
"Whashton, Kirby Hill, Ravensworth, Gilling, Hartforth Census Data and Information"
Whashton.net. Retrieved 6 December 2013 Villages in North Yorkshire {{richmondshire-geo-stub