Habton 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

Ryedale Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inh ...

district of

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, England. In 2011, it had a population of 321.

History

The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'. Both

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and

Little Habton Little Habton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now currently in the parish of Habton, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961, it had a population of 59. History The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'. ...

was recorded in the

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as ''Abbetune''/''Abetune''/''Habetun''. Both Habtons and Ryton were formerly

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s in the parish of

Kirby Misperton Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England and has a population of around 370. Geography It is about south from Pickering by road and about north from Malton, just west of the A1 ...

, from 1866, the three hamlets were civil parishes in their own right, on 1 April 1986 the parishes of Great Habton, Little Habton and Ryton were abolished and merged to form Habton.

References

{{authority control Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Ryedale