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54°18′59″N2°12′22″W / 54.31632°N 2.20601°W / 54.31632; -2.20601

Hardraw is a hamlet near Hawes within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the nearby Hardraw Force waterfall.

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The name of the hamlet is first recorded in 1606 as Hardrawe, and derives from Old English Herde and raw, which means the shepherd's houses. Hardraw Force is named with an additional Old Norse word of Fors. [1] [2] [3] The hamlet was historically in the Parish of Aysgarth, within the wapentake of Hang West. [4] A report about Poor Law Unions from 1862, lists the hamlet as having a population of 11, and belonging to Bedale for its post town. [5] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The old school house, built in 1875, can be seen in the centre of the photograph of the village, and the Pennine Way runs past the west side this building. The village centre lies further up the road, and access to Hardraw Force is via The Green Dragon pub. [6]

Hardraw Church, dedicated in honour of St Mary and St John, was rebuilt by the Earl of Wharncliffe between 1879 and 1881. It is Grade II listed. [7] It doubles as Darrowby Church in the original British television series All Creatures Great and Small . [8] At the east end of the village is the end of the southern part of the Buttertubs Pass. [9]

The long distance path, the Pennine Way, passes through the hamlet. [10]

See also

Church of St Mary & St John in Hardraw St Mary & St John Hardraw Yorkshire.JPG
Church of St Mary & St John in Hardraw
Interior of church of St Mary & St John Interior of St Mary & St John Hardraw Yorkshire.JPG
Interior of church of St Mary & St John

References

  1. ↑ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 259. OCLC   19714705.
  2. ↑ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 41. ISBN   9781840337532.
  3. ↑ Metcalfe, Peter; Gower, Ted (1992). Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales: origins and meanings. Harrogate: North Yorkshire Marketing. p. 45. ISBN   1-873214-03-0.
  4. ↑ "Genuki: Aysgarth Supplementary, Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Parliamentary Papers Poor Law Unions volume 49, part II. London: HMSO. 1862. p. 360. OCLC   145367615.
  6. ↑ Andrew Huggett (2004). "Hardraw". geograph. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Church of Saint Mary and Saint John (1131972)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "TV Locations: Original BBC Series". worldofjamesherriot.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, W. R. (1999). The story of the Yorkshire Dales. Chichester: Phillimore. p. 85. ISBN   1860770886.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Tony (2012). Pennine Way. London: Aurum. p. 96. ISBN   9781845137182.

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