Clapham cum Newby 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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Craven district of
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
, England. It was formerly in the
Settle Rural District
Settle Rural District was an administrative district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The rural district was named after the town of Settle and included the civil parishes of Bentham, Clapham cum Newby, Malham, Settle, Stainforth, Au ...
. It contains the villages of
Clapham
Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.
History
Early history ...
and
Newby. According to the
2001 UK census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
, Clapham cum Newby parish had a population of 659,
[
] falling to 640 at the 2011 Census.
History
Listed monuments
Clapham cum Newby has 47 listed buildings and monuments.
Perhaps the oldest is the base of a
standing cross
A high cross or standing cross ( ga, cros ard / ardchros, gd, crois àrd / àrd-chrois, cy, croes uchel / croes eglwysig) is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated. There was a unique Early Medieval traditi ...
, located outside the Manor House. The base was reportedly constructed during the reign (1199–1216) of
King John, who granted Clapham a market charter. At some point over the next seven centuries, the original cross was removed from its base. In 1897, to commemorate the
Diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria, a new shaft and cross were installed on top of the original base.
The village church was constructed in the 15th century. The church was rebuilt and altered in the 19th century, leaving only the tower from the original building.
While the Manor House has its origins in a mediaeval building, the present building dates from 1701, while it was still a private residence. Later in the 18th century, a bridge across the river was constructed, to provide access to the local church. It is now a community centre.
Private broadband network
In 2016, the residents of Clapham cum Newby were informed by the
UK government
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that it would be too expensive to extend superfast broadband to the area, due to it being a remote rural area. Residents responded to this by raising £250,000 to fund the installation of a private broadband connection to
BT's network, which would serve everyone in the parish.
References
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Civil parishes in North Yorkshire