Eavestone
Coordinates: 54°06′35″N 1°39′33″W / 54.10976°N 1.65907°W
Eavestone is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Brimham Rocks, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pateley Bridge. The population of the parish was estimated at 20 in 2012.[1]
Eavestone was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, held by the Archbishop of York in 1086.[2] It remained an extra parochial area until 1743,[3] when it was joined to the parish of Ripon. It became a separate civil parish in 1866,[4] and was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974.
References
- ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Open Domesday
- ↑ Vision of Britain: Eavestone EExP
- ↑ Vision of Britain: Eavestone Tn/CP
External links
Media related to Eavestone at Wikimedia Commons
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