New Forest, North Yorkshire Explained

Official Name:New Forest
Civil Parish:New Forest
Country:England
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Coordinates:54.443°N -1.902°W
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Hide Services:Yes
Population:10
Static Image:Holgate Moor - geograph.org.uk - 583388.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ascent to Holgate Moor

New Forest is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6miles west of Richmond.

There is no village in the parish. It consists mainly of grouse moor, and the isolated farms of Helwith, Holgate, Kexwith, and Kersey Green. The population of the parish is estimated at 10.[1]

In Norman times the New Forest was a hunting forest, held by the Earls of Richmond together with the forest of Arkengarthdale to the west.[2] In the Middle Ages there were lead mines and coal mines in the forest. It was a township in the large ancient parish of Kirkby Ravensworth until 1866,[3] when it became a separate civil parish.[4]

The civil parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parish of Marske, known as Marske & New Forest Parish Council.[5] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Richmondshire district.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Yorkshire County Council. Population Estimates. 2015. 21 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Parishes: Arkengarthdale . William. Page . Institute of Historical Research . 1914 . A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 . 17 August 2014 .
  3. Web site: Parishes: Kirkby Ravensworth . William. Page . Institute of Historical Research . 1914 . A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 . 17 August 2014 .
  4. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10456319/relationships Vision of Britain website
  5. Web site: Parish and Town Councils. Richmondshire District Council. 2014. 18 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090519/http://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/council-democracy/parish-and-town-councils. 19 August 2014.