Brearton Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0439°N -1.5094°W
Official Name:Brearton
Static Image Name:Brearton, North Yorkshire.jpg
Static Image Caption:Brearton and its village pub, the Malt Shovel
Population:146
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Brearton
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:HARROGATE
Postcode District:HG3
Postcode Area:HG
Os Grid Reference:SE322610

Brearton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate borough of North Yorkshire, England, situated about north of Knaresborough.[1] The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book[2] and its name derives from the Old English Brer-Tun, which means the town where the briars grew.[3]

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 141 increasing at the 2011 census to 146, however, in 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 150.[4] This small village has just over 40 houses that are situated quite close together.[5] The fields surrounding the village show evidence of Medieval farming.[6] Brearton is located at the end of the road from Nidd and Scotton; it is only accessible by vehicle from the west.[7]

Whilst the village is popular for walkers, there are no shops, but there is one pub, The Malt Shovel, which The Guardian described as having "the best Sunday Lunches in Yorkshire."[8] [9]

St John's Church, Brearton was built in 1836.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Brearton, in Harrogate and West Riding Map and description . www.visionofbritain.org.uk . 30 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Brearton Domesday Book . opendomesday.org . 30 September 2019.
  3. Book: Ekwall . Eilert . The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names . 1960 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0-19-869103-3 . 62 . 4.
  4. Web site: 2015 Population Estimates Parishes . northyorks.gov.uk . 30 September 2019. 13 . December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf. 4 June 2022. dead.
  5. Web site: Brearton . colinday.co.uk . 30 September 2019.
  6. Web site: 50 Brearton and Nidd Arable Farmland . Harrogate Borough Council . 30 September 2019 . 1 . PDF . February 2004.
  7. News: To Brearton and back. . . . 30 September 2019 . The Harrogate Advertiser . 13 February 2006.
  8. News: Ellis . Victoria . Low Down: Brearton . 30 September 2019 . infoweb.newsbank.com . 6 October 2006. subscription.
  9. News: Great country pubs in the UK: readers' tips - What could be better than a walk in the countryside followed by a visit to a rural inn with great food and drink? . 30 September 2019 . infoweb.newsbank.com . 16 March 2017. subscription.