Lower Dunsforth Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0761°N -1.3284°W
Official Name:Lower Dunsforth
Civil Parish:Dunsforths
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Harrogate and Knaresborough
Post Town:HARROGATE
Postcode District:YO26
Postcode Area:YO
Dial Code:01423
Os Grid Reference:SE4464
Static Image:Lower Dunsforth - geograph.org.uk - 381428.jpg
Static Image Caption:Lower Dunsforth from the west

Lower Dunsforth is a village in the civil parish of Dunsforths, in North Yorkshire, England. It was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Doneforde/Dunesford/Dunesforde.[1] St Mary's Church was rebuilt in the 1860s with a buttressed spire.Lower Dunsforth was formerly a township in the parish of Aldborough,[2] in 1866 Lower Dunsforth became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1960 the parish was abolished and merged with Upper Dunsforth with Branton Green to form "Dunsforths".[3] In 1951 the parish had a population of 113.[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Harrogate district.

Notes and References

  1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7313300 The National Archives
  2. Web site: Descriptive gazetteer entry for Dunsforth (Lower). A Vision of Britain through Time. 29 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Lower Dunsforth CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 29 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Population statistics Lower Dunsforth CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 29 November 2023.