Crathorne, North Yorkshire

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Crathorne Hall, an Edwardian stately home Crathorne Hall.jpg
Crathorne Hall, an Edwardian stately home

Crathorne is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The parish population was 172 at the 2011 census. [1] The River Leven flows through the parish. The A19 used to run through the village before a dual carriageway was built in 1975. Now the A67 follows the route of the old A19 north towards Yarm.

The village is the ancestral home of the Crathorne family, dating back to Sir William de Crathorne, knighted by Edward II in 1327. The village is now home to James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, whose family purchased the Crathorne estate in 1844, [2] and rebuilt Crathorne Hall in 1906, owning it until 1977. [3] The hall is now a country house hotel owned by Hand Picked Hotels.

The village is also home to Crathorne Cricket Club, which plays its cricket in the Langbaurgh League Second Division.

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Crathorne Parish (1170216823)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Crawthorne", British History Online. Retrieved 21 November 2011
  3. "Crathorne Hall Hotel". Crathorne Village. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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