Simonstone, North Yorkshire

Simonstone
Countryside around Simonstone
Simonstone Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD871914
Civil parish	High Abbotside
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hawes
Postcode district	DL8
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Richmond and Northallerton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°19′08″N2°11′54″W / 54.318880°N 2.198430°W / 54.318880; -2.198430

Simonstone is a hamlet near Hawes and Hardraw Force within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. ^[1] The name is first recorded in 1301 as deriving from Sigemund's Rock. ^[2]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The road heading south from the Buttertubs Pass passes through the hamlet.

References

1. 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. 73. ISBN   9781840337532.
2. Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 260. OCLC   19714705.