Darley, North Yorkshire

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Darley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,332  [1]
OS grid reference SE205595
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Ceremonial county
Region
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
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54°01′56″N1°41′37″W / 54.03222°N 1.69361°W / 54.03222; -1.69361

Darley is a linear village in Nidderdale in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census is 1,332 and is included in the civil parish of Darley and Menwith. [1] The village extends for 1 mile east from a junction with the B6451 road. The western end of the village is known as Darley Head and the eastern end as The Holme. Darley has won many local and national 'Britain in Bloom' awards. [2]

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Amenities

Darley has two churches, Christ Church (Anglican) and Darley Methodist Church. There are three community halls (Darley Memorial Hall, Christ Church Community Centre and Hookstone Memorial Hall), a playing field, and a combined village store and post office that became a locally run concern in 2016. [3]

At the western end of the village is Darley Mill, a grade II listed 17th-century corn mill. [4] It formerly housed a restaurant and retail units, but these closed in 2016 after the business were not deemed viable. [5] Nearby is Darley's only pub, the Wellington Inn. [6]

Darley used to have a railway station on the Nidd Valley Railway, but this was closed in 1951. [7] The village is served by hourly buses of Harrogate Bus Company (route 24) between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge. [8]

Civil parish

Darley is the only village in the civil parish of Darley and Menwith, until 2013 known as Menwith with Darley. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,332. [1] Apart from the village, the parish consists of scattered farms and houses to the south west of the village, and includes the northern part of RAF Menwith Hill. There is no settlement of Menwith, although the name was first recorded in 1230. [9] Menwith is derived from the Old English mǣne "common" and the Old Norse viðr "wood", and refers to the "common wood" of Darley. [10]

The parish of Menwith with Darley was historically a township in the parish of Hampsthwaite, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. [11] It was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Menwith with Darley Parish (1170217053)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Darley village website: Darley in Bloom
  3. ↑ Russell, Jo Haywood Photographs by Joan. "The village shop in Darley that's run by the local community". yorkshirelife.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Darley Mill with attached chimney (Grade II) (1251391)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Finola (18 January 2018). "Plans to give new lease of life to Darley Mill rejected over impact on Nidderdale AONB". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Smith, Jonathan (14 July 2018). "A riverside walk on the Lower Nidd". York Press. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Suggitt, Gordon (2007). Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 36–37. ISBN   978-1-85306-918-5.
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