Walburn is a hamlet and
civil parish in the
Richmondshire district of
North Yorkshire, England. It is located in lower
Swaledale, south-west of
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2016.
The army training camp of
Wathgill
Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000 in 2017 and covering over 2,400 acres (about 1 ...
is in the parish.
History
The toponym is derived from the
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
''wala'' "Britons or Welshmen" and ''burna'' "stream", indicating the presence of
Britons in the area when the English arrived.
Walburn was historically a
township in the parish of
Downholme
Downholme is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west from the market town of Richmond and west from the county town of Northallerton. The village lies close to the ...
in the
wapentake of
Hang West in the
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire is a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding. The riding's highest point is at Mickle Fell with 2,585 ft (788 metres).
From the Restoration it was used as ...
. From 1286 Walburn was held of the manor of
Thornton Steward, whose
lords
Lords may refer to:
* The plural of Lord
Places
*Lords Creek, a stream in New Hanover County, North Carolina
* Lord's, English Cricket Ground and home of Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club
People
*Traci Lords (born 1 ...
were mesne tenants of the
honour of Richmond.
Walburn became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.
Walburn Hall
Walburn Hall is a fortified house probably dating from the 12th century but much altered in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a
Grade I listed building, now used as a farmhouse.
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References
External links
{{Commons category-inline, Walburn
Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Richmondshire