Spofforth with Stockeld is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the county of
North Yorkshire
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,
England
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.
According to the
2001 UK census
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The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
, Spofforth with Stockeld parish had a population of 1,121,
[
] increasing to 1,169 at the 2011 census.
The parish includes the ruins of
Spofforth Castle and the
Stockeld Park estate.
Governance
Spofforth with Stockeld parish is in the Harrogate Borough
electoral ward
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of Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale. This ward stretches south-west to Huby and has a total population of 3,100 at the 2011 Census.
Until 1974 it was part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the
Borough of Harrogate
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, it is now administered by the unitary
North Yorkshire Council
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.
See also
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Spofforth, North Yorkshire
Spofforth is a village in the civil parish of Spofforth with Stockeld, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located about north-west of Wetherby and south of Harrogate, on the River Crimple, a tributary of the River Nidd.
Etymolo ...
References
External links
www.spofforthvillage.org the village website
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
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