Country: | England |
Static Image Name: | Farm at Agglethorpe.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Farm at Agglethorpe |
Coordinates: | 54.2739°N -1.868°W |
Official Name: | Agglethorpe |
Civil Parish: | Coverham with Agglethorpe |
Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Post Town: | LEYBURN |
Postcode District: | DL8 |
Postcode Area: | DL |
Os Grid Reference: | SE086864 |
Agglethorpe is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, it lies in northern Coverdale, approximately 4miles south west of Leyburn.
In 1086 it was recorded as Aculestorp in the Domesday Book.[1]
In 1870–72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Agglethorpe as:
"A joint township with Coverham, in Coverham parish, W. R. Yorkshire".[2]The Grade II listed building of Agglethorpe Hall was built in the 17th century.
The hamlet lies within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak. Agglethorpe was also within the Middleham ward of Richmondshire District Council until its abolition in 2023.[3] It is now administed by North Yorkshire Council. It forms part of the civil parish of Coverham with Agglethorpe, along with Coverham.