East Hauxwell or Hauxwell is a village and
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
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
, England. It is located south of
Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and List of modern military towns, military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14 ...
.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of
Richmondshire
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, it is now administered by the unitary
North Yorkshire Council
North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county coun ...
.
To the west of the village lies the Grade II* listed
Hauxwell Hall, a 17th-century country house belonging to the Dalton family.
Notable people
*
Sir Richard Dalton
*
Mark Pattison
* Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison ("
Sister Dora
Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, better known as Sister Dora (16 January 1832 – 24 December 1878), was an Anglican nun and nurse who worked in Walsall, Staffordshire.
Life
Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison was born in Hauxwell, North Riding of Yorkshire, the ...
")
See also
*
Listed buildings in East Hauxwell
References
External links
Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
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