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Wharfe is a 
In 2014 there are 14 dwellings. 11 are occupied, 2 are holiday homes and 1 is being refurbished. The current permanent population is 30 (21 adults, 9 children) 3 households are pensioner households (4 adults).
In 2009 there were 12 dwellings, of which 10 were currently occupied. The population was 26 (20 adults and 6 children). 3 of the occupied households (6 adults) were pensioner households.
In 1967 there were nine dwellings of which seven were occupied, including three working farms. The population was 16 (10 adults and 6 children). 3 of the occupied households (4 adults) were pensioner households. Of the three working farms, both Wharfe House Farm (94 acres) and Fleet House Farm ceased farming operations in 1967, and Low House Farm (147 acres plus added since 1967) ceased operations in 2000.
The 1901 census shows that there were 8 dwellings, 7 occupied. There was a population of 37 (21 adults and 16 children).
In 1871 there were 8 households with a population of 35.
The 1841 census shows 11 households, with a population of 36 (29 adults and 7 children) with an average age of 36 years.
hamlet
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about a mile north east of the village of Austwick
Austwick is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Settle. The village is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Before local government reorganisation in 1974, Austwick ...
, 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. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale
Crummackdale, (sometimes Crummack Dale), is a small valley north of the village of Austwick in the Craven District of North Yorkshire, England. The Valley is drained by Austwick Beck, which flows into the River Wenning, which in turn heads westw ...
, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. Austwick Beck, which runs through Wharfe, flows into the River Wenning which in turn flows into the River Lune. Moughton Fell rises immediately behind the hamlet to a height of . The upper plateau of Moughton is contained within of common land with grazing rights (known as sheep gaits). The hamlet is within the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a national park in England covering most of the Yorkshire Dales. Most of the park is in North Yorkshire, with a sizeable area in Westmorland (Cumbria) and a small part in Lancashire. The park was designat ...
and is close to the Norber erratics
The Norber erratics are one of the finest groups of glacial erratic boulders in Britain. They are found on the southern slopes of Ingleborough, close to the village of Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales. The Ordnance Survey grid reference of the bo ...
, a group of boulders moved by glacier
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s during the last ice age
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.
There were families with the name of Wharfe dating back to at least the 15th century living in the areas between Malham
Malham is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Before 20th century boundary changes, the village was part of the Settle Rural District, in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. In the ''Domesday Book' ...
and Austwick, including the hamlet of Wharfe.
In the 1379 poll tax Wharfe appears as and .
In 2014 there are 14 dwellings. 11 are occupied, 2 are holiday homes and 1 is being refurbished. The current permanent population is 30 (21 adults, 9 children) 3 households are pensioner households (4 adults).
In 2009 there were 12 dwellings, of which 10 were currently occupied. The population was 26 (20 adults and 6 children). 3 of the occupied households (6 adults) were pensioner households.
In 1967 there were nine dwellings of which seven were occupied, including three working farms. The population was 16 (10 adults and 6 children). 3 of the occupied households (4 adults) were pensioner households. Of the three working farms, both Wharfe House Farm (94 acres) and Fleet House Farm ceased farming operations in 1967, and Low House Farm (147 acres plus added since 1967) ceased operations in 2000.
The 1901 census shows that there were 8 dwellings, 7 occupied. There was a population of 37 (21 adults and 16 children).
In 1871 there were 8 households with a population of 35.
The 1841 census shows 11 households, with a population of 36 (29 adults and 7 children) with an average age of 36 years.
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