Habton Explained

Country:	England
Static Image:	Church_of_St._Chad,_Great_Habton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_166566.jpg
Coordinates:	54.176°N -0.837°W
Official Name:	Habton
Population:	321
Population Ref:	(2011 census)
Unitary England:	North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:	North Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Habton is a civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. In 2011, it had a population of 321.^[1]

History

The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'.^[2] Both Great and Little Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/Abetune/Habetun.^{[3] [4]} Both Habtons and Ryton were formerly townships in the parish of Kirby Misperton,^[5] from 1866, the three hamlets were civil parishes in their own right,^[6] on 1 April 1986 the parishes of Great Habton, Little Habton and Ryton were abolished and merged to form Habton.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neighbourhood Statistics . 2015-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225252/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124094&c=Habton&d=16&e=62&g=6454943&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1429436946750&enc=1 . 2016-03-04 .
2. Web site: Great and Little Habton Key to English Place-names. University of Nottingham. 7 October 2020.
3. Web site: Place name: Great Habton, Yorkshire Folio. The National Archives. 8 October 2020.
4. Web site: Place name: Little Habton, Yorkshire Folio. The National Archives. 16 August 2022.
5. Web site: Parishes: Kirkby Misperton. British History Online. 8 October 2020.
6. Web site: Relationships and changes Great Habton CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 October 2020.
7. Web site: The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 13 December 2021. 23 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223044900/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/12097/ryedale-parishes-order-1985.pdf. dead.