Hartwith cum Winsley is a

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in the county of

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, England. Historically it was a

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in the ancient parish of

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in the

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, a

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of that parish. It became a separate civil parish in 1866, and was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the

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, it is now administered by the unitary

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. The main settlement in the parish is the village of Summerbridge. The parish also includes the hamlets of Low Laithe,

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, Brimham, Hartwith and the eastern part of Smelthouses. Winsley consists of some scattered houses and farms in the east of the parish. In 2015 the population of the parish was estimated at 1,020. The parish occupies the north side of lower

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. In the north of the parish are

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History

In the Middle Ages, Hartwith cum Winsley (then known as Brimham) formed part of the lands of

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, which established

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s at Wise Ing (near Smelthouses), Braisty Woods, Brimham Grange and Brimham Park. At Brimham Grange there was a chapel, where local

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s kept a Catholic priest in the late 16th century. In the 18th century Brimham Hall was built on the site of Brimham Grange and is now a

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. Brimham Park was used by the abbots as a hunting lodge. It was replaced in 1661 by a substantial house now known as Brimham Lodge, which is a

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Church

St Jude's Church, Hartwith was originally built in 1751 as a

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, to save the inhabitants the 12 mile journey to their then parish church at Kirkby Malzeard. It became the parish church in 1891. It was then dedicated to St Jude at the request of former parishioners who had emigrated to Australia and attended

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. It is a

References

External links

Hartwith Heritage GroupHartwith Heritage Walk
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