Whitwell is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is north west of the county town of

Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increase ...

At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of

Great Langton Great Langton is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the B6271 road, between Scorton and Northallerton, on the northern bank of the River Swale and it was once known as L ...

History

The etymology of the name is derived from a combination of the

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word ''hwit'', meaning ''white'' or ''infertile'' and the Anglian suffix of ''wella'', meaning ''spring or stream''. Put together they mean ''White spring or stream''. It has also been known as ''Nether Whitwell in the Whins''. The manor was part of the fee of the Constables whose manor was at Constable Burton and followed that descent. Around 1240 a mesne lordship was granted to ''Jollan de Nevill''. Other landowners included the ''Staveley'' family who claimed land in 1272, though the major landowner were the ''Whitwell'' family. At the end of the 17th century, the manor was in the hands of

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of Worlaby, whose heirs owned a quarter share of the manor thereafter.

Governance

The village lies within the Richmond UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Swale electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Morton-on-Swale ward of Hambleton District Council.

Geography

Whitwell consists of little more than a few houses and a farm. The nearest notable settlements are Scorton and

North Cowton North Cowton is a village and civil parish, located in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. It is north-west of the county town of Northallerton. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as Cattun. The head of the manor ...

Demography

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