Whashton

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Whashton
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Whashton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population215 (Including Aske.2011) [1]
OS grid reference NZ150062
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Richmond
Postcode district DL11
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
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UK
England
Yorkshire
54°27′04″N1°46′10″W / 54.45114°N 1.7694°W / 54.45114; -1.7694

Whashton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

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

History

The name is of an uncertain origin and could either be taken from a personal name (Hwaessa) or the farm/settlement at the sharp, pointed place (Hwaessing). [2] The village (with an older spelling) is sometimes cited as the origin of the family name of George Washington, the first US President. [3] [4] [5] However, this origin is also claimed by the town of Washington near Newcastle upon Tyne, some 34 miles (55 km) north of Whashton. [6]

The Hack & Spade public house was established by 1880. [7]

Farming

The village is surrounded by farmland and has two main farms the Hagg which is down a track away from the main village. The farm caters for pig farming with a residential property on site (part of the Hartforth estate) and another Whashton Farm set in the main village catering for cows. [8]

Village

The village once had a pub 'The Hack and Spade', [9] however that is now closed and the only village amenity is post box. There is also a classic red telephone box that has been converted to house a defibrillator. [10] The village is set on several walks around the surrounding Yorkshire hills. The local town is Richmond approximately 5 miles (8 km) away and the village is set only a few miles south of the A66. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 511. OCLC   1228215388.
  3. ↑ Speight, Harry (1897). Romantic Richmondshire. Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valleys of the Swale and Yore. London: Elliott Stock. p. 181. OCLC   504121899.
  4. ↑ "THE ROYAL LINE OF PRESIDENT GEORGE  WASHINGTON AND THE WASHINGTON FAMILY". Stavacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Pape, T. (1913). Warton and George Washington's ancestors. Morecambe: Visitor Printing Works. p.  26. OCLC   10691053.
  6. ↑ Nowlan, Robert A. (2012). "One; geireg Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King". The American presidents, Washington to Tyler : what they did, what they said, what was said about them, with full source notes. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-7864-6336-7.
  7. ↑ "North Riding Police-Court". Darlington & Stockton Times, Ripon & Richmond Chronicle. 12 June 1880.
  8. ↑ Brown, Karen (2007). "Karen Brown's England, Wales & Scotland. Charming hotels & itineraries". Karen Brown's Country Inn Series. San Mateo: Karen Brown's Guides: 243. ISSN   1535-7333.
  9. ↑ Warne, Malcolm (12 September 2008). "Hack & Spade, Whashton, near Richmond". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Willis, Joe (7 August 2017). "Life-saving defibrillators installed in 31 Richmondshire parishes" . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "304" (Map). Darlington & Richmond. 1;25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN   9780319245569.

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