Ingerthorpe Explained

Official Name:Ingerthorpe
Civil Parish:Markington with Wallerthwaite
Country:England
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Coordinates:54.0908°N -1.5519°W
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
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Static Image Caption:Ingerthorpe Hall

Ingerthorpe is a hamlet and former civil parish about from Harrogate, now in the parish of Markington with Wallerthwaite, in the Harrogate district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 64.[1]

History

The name "Ingerthorpe" means 'Ingrid's outlying farm/settlement'.[2] Earthworks that are purported to be Ingerthorpe medieval village are visible on historic air photos, however they have been listed as rejected or doubtful. Ingerthorpe is not in the Domesday Book and wasn't mentioned before the late 12th century.[3] Ingerthorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Ripon,[4] from 1866 Ingerthorpe was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished and merged with Markington with Wallerthwaite on 1 April 1937.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population Statistics Ingerthorpe Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain. 15 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Ingerthorpe Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 15 June 2020.
  3. Book: Preparatory to Anglo-Saxon England: Being the Collected Papers of Frank Merry Stenton. Clarendon P., 1970. 324. 17 July 2020. 9781782116783. 2015.
  4. Web site: Ripon more. GENUKI. 15 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Relationships and changes Ingerthorpe Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 15 June 2020.