Little Fenton Explained

Official Name:	Little Fenton
Civil Parish:	Little Fenton
Country:	England
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Coordinates:	53.81°N -1.2103°W
Unitary England:	North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:	North Yorkshire
Hide Services:	Yes
Population:	87
Population Ref:	(2001 census)
Area Total Km2:	3.16
Static Image:	Little Fenton - geograph.org.uk - 197658.jpg
Website:	https://www.parishcouncilsnearme.co.uk/listing/little-fenton-parish-council/

Little Fenton is a settlement and civil parish about 11 miles from York, in the Selby District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 87.^[1] The parish touches Biggin, Church Fenton and Sherburn in Elmet.^[2]

History

The name "Fenton" means 'Fen farm/settlement', the "Little" part to distinguish from Church Fenton.^[3] Church and Little Fenton were recorded in the Domesday Book as Fentun.^[4] Little Fenton was a township in the parish of Kirk Fenton (Church Fenton),^[5] it became a separate parish in 1866.^[6]

References

• Web site: Little Fenton. City Population De.. 24 November 2020.

External links

• Parish council

Notes and References

1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790488&nsjs=true&nsck=false&nssvg=false&nswid=1280 Neighbourhood Statistics
2. Web site: Little Fenton. Ordnance Survey. 24 November 2020.
3. Web site: Little Fenton Key to English Place-names. University of Nottingham. 24 November 2020.
4. Web site: Place name: Little Church Fenton and Fenton. The National Archives. 24 November 2020.
5. Web site: History of Little Fenton, in Selby and West Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 November 2020.
6. Web site: Relationships and changes Little Fenton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 20 November 2020.