Hackforth is a small village and

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in the county of

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, England, about north of

Bedale Bedale ( ), is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Bedale Beck is a tributary of the River Swale, which forms one of the Yorkshire Dales. The dale has a predominant agriculture sector and its related small traditional t ...

. Nearby settlements include Langthorne and

Crakehall Crakehall is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, approximately west of Bedale. The village lies along the route of the A684 road, A684 and is split into two parts by Bedale Beck, a tributary of the River Swale ...

History

Hackforth was mentioned in the

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in 1086 as being in the

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of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of

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, the population was estimated at 6 households. In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's ''

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'' described Tunstall as:

"a township in Hornby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4¼ miles NNW of Bedale. Acres, 1, 264. Real property, £1, 957. Pop., 1 67. Houses, 28. The property belongs to the Duke of Leeds. Bishop Tunstall was a native."

As mentioned in the gazetteer, Hackforth was the birthplace of

Cuthbert Tunstall Cuthbert Tunstall (otherwise spelt Tunstal or Tonstall; 1474 – 18 November 1559) was an England, English humanist, bishop, diplomat, administrator and royal adviser. He served as Bishop of Durham during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI of ...

, who served as the Prince-

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on two occasions between the years of 1530 and 1559, during the reigns of

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and

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Governance

Until 2023, Hackforth was part of the

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parliamentary constituency. It was removed and added to the expanded Thirsk and Malton Constituency, in part due to areas from that constituency being created into a new seat of Wetherby and Easingwold. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary

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Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School

Community and culture

The village is served by a

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, Hackforth and Hornby CofE, with a capacity for 42 pupils. Hackforth has a

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, ''The Greyhound'', and a village hall built in 1936 which has also been used as a live music venue since 2013, hosting acts such as The Dunwells.

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History

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