Little Fenton

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Little Fenton
Location within North Yorkshire
Area3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population87 (2001 census)
  Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Little Fenton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Website https://www.parishcouncilsnearme.co.uk/listing/little-fenton-parish-council/
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°48′36″N1°12′37″W / 53.809993°N 1.2102625°W / 53.809993; -1.2102625

Little Fenton is a settlement and civil parish about 11 miles from York, in the Selby District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 87. [1] The parish touches Biggin, Church Fenton and Sherburn in Elmet. [2]

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History

The name "Fenton" means 'Fen farm/settlement', the "Little" part to distinguish from Church Fenton. [3] Church and Little Fenton were recorded in the Domesday Book as Fentun. [4] Little Fenton was a township in the parish of Kirk Fenton (Church Fenton), [5] it became a separate parish in 1866. [6]

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References

  1. Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. "Little Fenton". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. "Little Fenton Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. "Place name: Little Church Fenton and Fenton". The National Archives . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. "History of Little Fenton, in Selby and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. "Relationships and changes Little Fenton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 November 2020.