Eshton

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Eshton Hall, a stately home now converted into apartments

Eshton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. [1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 70. [2] It is in the Yorkshire Dales and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Grassington.

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Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. [3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Eshton Hall is a large grade II* listed country house, built in 1825–7 by architect George Webster of Kendal in an Elizabethan revival style for Matthew Wilson. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Flasby with Winterburn Parish (E04007082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "History of Eshton, in Craven and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "ESHTON HALL (1167726)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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