Clint, North Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.03°N -1.61°W
Official Name:Clint
Static Image:Clint House Farm - geograph.org.uk - 237611.jpg
Static Image Caption:One of the farms at Clint
Population:488
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Civil Parish:Clint cum Hamlets
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:SE261598

Clint is a village in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Nidd, 4 miles north-west of Harrogate. Clint is the largest village in the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets, which also includes the settlements of Burnt Yates and Bedlam.

The toponym represents the Old Danish klint, meaning "steep or rocky bank".[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 4 August 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102720/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122099&c=HG3+3DH&d=16&e=62&g=6454497&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1438684367766&enc=1. dead.
  2. Book: Smith, A. H.. Albert Hugh Smith

    . Albert Hugh Smith. The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 5. Cambridge University Press. 1961. 98.