Horton in Ribblesdale
| Horton in Ribblesdale | |
|---|---|
 Horton in Ribblesdale churchyard, with Pen-y-ghent in the background |
|
 Horton in Ribblesdale
|
|
| Horton in Ribblesdale shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 428 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD807726 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SETTLE |
| Postcode district | BD24 |
| Dialling code | 01729 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Horton in Ribblesdale is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in Ribblesdale on the Settle–Carlisle Railway to the west of Pen-y-ghent.
Its population in the 2001 census was 498 people in 211 households; decreasing to 428 at the 2011 Census.
It is first attested as Horton in the Domesday Book of 1086, with in Ribblesdale being added already in the thirteenth century to distinguish it from Horton, Lancashire. The place-name is a common one in England. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.
Horton in Ribblesdale was historically a part of Ewcross wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a parish town in the early 12th century when the church of St. Oswald was established. This church was historically associated with the Deanery of Chester, and was part of the Diocese of York – though, today it is part of the Diocese of Leeds. The surviving parish records date back to 1556.
In the 13th century the village and parish were ruled by rival monastic orders at Jervaulx Abbey and Fountains Abbey. Their dispute stemmed from a 1220 transfer of property here by William de Mowbray to the Fountains monks, which challenged the primacy of an earlier grant by Henry III to Jervaulx's predecessors at Fors Abbey. Not until 1315 was this dispute firmly settled, when Edward II confirmed the Abbot of Jervaulx as Lord of Horton in Ribblesdale.
...
Wikipedia