Great Habton

Great Habton
Great Habton Location within North Yorkshire
Civil parish	Habton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°10′37″N0°50′21″W / 54.176833°N 0.83920630°W / 54.176833; -0.83920630

Great Habton is a village and former civil parish about 18 miles from York, now in the parish of Habton, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 103. ^[1]

It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Amenities

Great Habton has a church called St Chad ^[2] and a pub called The Grapes Inn. ^[3]

History

The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'. ^[4] Great Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/Abetune/Habetun. ^[5] Great Habton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby Misperton, ^[6] from 1866 Great Habton was a civil parish in its own right, ^[7] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Habton and Ryton to form Habton. ^[8]

See also

• Listed buildings in Habton

References

1. "Population statistics Great Habton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
2. "St. Chad's, Great Habton". Kirby Misperton & Middleton parishes. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "The Grapes Inn, Great Habton". The Grapes Inn, Great Habton. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. "Great and Little Habton Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
5. "Place name: Great Habton, Yorkshire Folio". The National Archives . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
6. "Parishes: Kirkby Misperton". British History Online. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
7. "Relationships and changes Great Habton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
8. "The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.