Hetton is a small
Dales village in the
Craven
Craven may refer to:
* Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district
** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire formed in 1974
Places
* Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see ...
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, situated 5.75 miles north of
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...
by the
B6265 road New
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. It is the largest settlement in the
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 ...
of Hetton-cum-Bordley. The population of the former civil parish of Hetton taken at the 2011 Census was 155.
Nearby places include
Rylstone
Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 160.
Ryls ...
,
Cracoe
Cracoe is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Rylstone and about 6 miles south-west of Grassington. Cracoe has an estimated population of 160 residents, measured at 1 ...
,
Flasby
Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parishes in England, civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn, part of the Craven District, Craven district. Th ...
,
Threapland and
Winterburn
Winterburn is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about south west of Grassington.
Winterburn Reservoir
Winterburn Reservoir is located near the village of Winterburn in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire, Engla ...
.
Hetton was historically part of the
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of Hetton with Bordley in the ancient parish of
Burnsall
Burnsall is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The village is approximately south-east from Grassington ...
in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
. In the late 19th century it became a separate township, and it became a separate civil parish in 1866. It was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. The civil parish was abolished in 2012 and amalgamated with the parish of
Bordley
Bordley is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and north of Skipton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 23.
Bordley is mentioned as ''Borelaie'' in the Domesd ...
to form the new civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley.
References
External links
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Craven District
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