Little Habton

Village and former civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

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54°11′07.7″N 0°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 the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961, it had a population of 59.[1]

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]

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.
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