Clareton

Clareton
Clareton Location within North Yorkshire
Civil parish	Coneythorpe and Clareton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNARESBOROUGH
Postcode district	HG5
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Harrogate and Knaresborough
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°01′N1°23′W / 54.02°N 1.39°W / 54.02; -1.39

Clareton is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England. Since the 24th of March 1888 it has shared a civil parish with the neighbouring village of Coneythorpe, to the southwest. Its name is said to come from the meeting place, a local hill, of the ancient Wapentake of Claro. ^[1]

Unlike Coneythorpe, Clareton is recorded in the Domesday Book. ^[2] In 1066 Clareton was worth £10, but by 1086 only £2 15s., with much of the land being waste following the Harrying of the North.

Until 1974 the hamlet was within the West Riding of Yorkshire, ^[3] and, until 2023, Clareton was then part of the Borough of Harrogate. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

References

1. Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 1.
2. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Clareton, Burghshire". Open Doomsday. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
3. "History of Coneythorpe, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2025.