Crathorne is a village and

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in the

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, England. The parish population was 172 at the 2011 census. The River Leven flows through the parish. The A19 used to run through the village before a dual carriageway was built in 1975. Now the A67 follows the route of the old A19 north towards

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. The village is the ancestral home of the Crathorne family, dating back to Sir William de Crathorne, knighted by

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in 1327. The village is now home to

James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne Charles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, (born 12 September 1939) was Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire from 1999 until 2014. He is also one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the ...

, whose family purchased the Crathorne estate in 1844, and rebuilt Crathorne Hall in 1906, owning it until 1977. The hall is now a country house hotel owned by

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. The village is also home to Crathorne Cricket Club, which plays its cricket in the Langbaurgh League Second Division.

References

External links

Crathorne village website
Retrieved 21 November 2011
The Crathorne Family History Site
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