Langthorpe Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.1012°N -1.4042°W
Official Name:Langthorpe
Static Image Name:Skelton Road, Langthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 541216.jpg
Static Image Caption:Skelton Road, Langthorpe
Population:812
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Civil Parish:Langthorpe
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Skipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO51
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE390674

Langthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 812. It is situated to the immediate north of Boroughbridge on the A168 road.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torp in the Hallikeld hundred. The lands were the possession of Gospatric, son of Arnketil both before and after the Norman invasion.

There was a brewery, Warwick's Anchor Brewery, in the village, but now disused.[1]

Governance

The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Boroughbridge electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Newby ward of Harrogate Borough District Council.[2]

Geography

The nearest settlements are Boroughbridge 0.5miles to the south; Milby to the north-east; Kirby-on-the-Moor to the north and Skelton-on-Ure to the west.[2]

The 2001 UK Census recorded the parish population as 774 of which 638 are over sixteen years old and 412 of those were in employment. There were 327 dwellings of which 122 were detached.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brewery. 2 January 2013.
  2. Web site: OpenData support | OS Tools & Support .
  3. Web site: 2001 UK Census. 1 January 2013.