Harwood Dale Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Harwood Dale
Coordinates:54.3492°N -0.5212°W
Population:140
Population Ref:(NYCC 2015)
Civil Parish:Harwood Dale
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Scarborough and Whitby
Post Town:SCARBOROUGH
Postcode District:YO13
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE962958

Harwood Dale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the North York Moors National Park. According to the 2001 UK census, Harwood Dale parish had a population of 134, which had risen to 140 at the 2011 Census, and remained at that number for an estimate by North Yorkshire County Council in 2015.[1]

Governance

The parish council is Hackness and Harwood Dale Group Parish Council, which covers the six parishes of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley.[2]

Diarist

The ruined Chapel of St Margaret was built in memory of Margaret, Lady Hoby (1571–1633) of Hackness. She kept what is thought to be the oldest extant diary by a woman in English.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Population Estimates Parishes . northyorks.gov.uk . 28 July 2022 . 17 . December 2016 . 4 June 2022 . 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 . dead .
  2. Web site: Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council . 2008-07-05 . Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council . 22 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122054116/http://hacknessgroupparishcouncil.org.uk/index.htm . dead .
  3. Diaries (journals). In: The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English (1999). Retrieved 27 September 2011 from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/camgwwie/diaries_journals