Calton, North Yorkshire

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54°01′43″N2°08′29″W / 54.0286°N 2.14137°W / 54.0286; -2.14137

Calton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire in Airedale. In both the 2001 and 2011 Censuses the population was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. [1] [2] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to be 60. [3]

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The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Roger the Poitevin. [4] The name derives from the Old English Calf-tūn; literally, the town where calves were reared. [5] Ancient deeds and poll-tax returns indicate that the village had a public house and a chapel in 1379. [6] In 1851 there were 75 residents listed in the census, of whom no fewer than 33, in five households, were called Shackleton.

Calton is on the Pennine Cycleway (NCN Route 68), and the Pennine Way passes the between the west of the village and the River Aire. [7] This route is also part of the Airedale Way, between Leeds and Malham Tarn. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Flasby with Winterburn/Calton/Eshton Parish (36UB029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Flasby with Winterburn Parish (E04007082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Calton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 83. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  6. ↑ Speight, Harry (1892). The Craven and north-west Yorkshire highlands. Being a complete account of the history, scenery, and antiquities of that romantic district. London: E Stock. p. 314. OCLC   7219082.
  7. ↑ "Gargrave to Airton cycle routes" (PDF). cravendc.gov.uk. p. 2. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Cossar, Douglas (1996). The Airedale Way : a 50-mile walk from Leeds to Malham Tarn. Leeds: Ramblers' Association (West Riding Area). p. 65. ISBN   0-900613-95-5.
  9. ↑ Farr, D N. "Lambert [Lambart], John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15939.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Calton Hall with garden walls, gate piers and mounting block (Grade II) (1132385)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Kirkby Malhamdale:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2021.


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