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
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Ambulance Yorkshire
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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 Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.

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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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 511. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  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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