Little Habton

Little Habton
Habton Grange Farm
Little Habton Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE7477
Civil parish	Habton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°11′07.7″N0°51′18.5″W / 54.185472°N 0.855139°W / 54.185472; -0.855139

Little Habton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now currently in the parish of Habton, in North Yorkshire, England. In 1961, it had a population of 59. ^[1]

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

History

The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'. ^[2] Little Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/Abetune/Habetun. ^[3] Little Habton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby Misperton, ^[4] from 1866, Little Habton was a civil parish in its own right, ^[5] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Habton and Ryton to form Habton. ^[6]

See also

• Listed buildings in Habton

References

1. "Total population". Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. "Great and Little Habton Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. "Place name: Little Habton, Yorkshire Folio". The National Archives . Retrieved 16 August 2022.
4. "Parishes: Kirkby Misperton". British History Online. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. "Relationships and changes Little Habton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
6. "The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 13 December 2021.