Harwood Dale 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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

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 lies within the

North York Moors National Park North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

. 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 ...

, Harwood Dale parish had a population of 134, which had risen to 140 at the 2011 Census, and remained at that number for an estimate by

North Yorkshire County Council North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is the county council governing the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire; an area composing most of North Yorkshire in England. The council currently consists of 90 councillors. The council is current ...

in 2015.

Harwood Dale Scarborough North Yorkshire England 2

Governance

The parish council is Hackness and Harwood Dale Group Parish Council, which covers the six parishes of

Broxa-cum-Troutsdale Broxa-cum-Troutsdale is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. The population as of the 2011 census remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Hackness. The parish includes the village o ...

Darncombe-cum-Langdale End Darncombe-cum-Langdale End is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End parish had a population of 42. The population remained at less than 100 accordi ...

Hackness Hackness is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the North York Moors National Park. The parish population rose from 125 in the 2001 UK census to 221 in the 2011 UK cens ...

, Harwood Dale,

Silpho Silpho is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Silpho parish had a population of 31. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Deta ...

and Suffield-cum-Everley.

Diarist

The ruined Chapel of St Margaret was built in memory of Margaret, Lady Hoby (1571–1633) of Hackness. She kept what is thought to be the oldest extant diary by a woman in English.Diaries (journals). In: ''The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English'' (1999). Retrieved 27 September 2011 fro

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References

External links

Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council website
Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Scarborough-geo-stub