Agglethorpe is a

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in the

Richmondshire {{Infobox settlement , name = Richmondshire District , type = District , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_blank_emblem= Richmondshire arms.png , blank_emblem_type = Coat ...

district of

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, it lies in northern Coverdale, approximately south west of

Leyburn Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in the district of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley ...

History

In 1086 it was recorded as Aculestorp in the ''

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.'' In 1870–72 John Marius Wilson's

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described Agglethorpe as:

"A joint township with Coverham, in Coverham parish, W. R. Yorkshire".

The

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of Agglethorpe Hall was built in the 17th century.

Governance

The hamlet lies within the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the

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. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is

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. Agglethorpe also lies within the Middleham ward of

District Council. It forms part of the civil parish of Coverham with Agglethorpe, along with

Coverham Coverham is a village in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It lies west of the town of Middleham. History Coverham was mentioned in Domesday Book in 1086, when it was held by Count Alan of Brittany. It became t ...

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* * Hamlets in North Yorkshire Coverdale (dale) {{Richmondshire-geo-stub