Farnham is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Knaresborough.[2]
| Farnham | |
|---|---|
 Farnham from the village green | |
.svg)  Farnham Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 189 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE351605 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNARESBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | HG5 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editThe village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having one household and 26 ploughlands. The name derives from the Old English of Feran-hām, meaning the homestead where the ferns grew.[3][4] The Anglican church in the village dates back to the 12th century and is grade I listed.[5]
Farnham Gravel Pits were worked between 1941 and 1985. The pits later filled with water and cover an area of 200 acres (81 ha).[6] The pits hosted Britain's first Pacific diver in January and February 2007.[7]
The Knaresborough Hoard of Roman vessels found in 1864 was probably discovered near Farnham.[8]
Farnham is the location of a large factory, Treves UK which makes automotive components.[9] Farnham is served by five buses each way per day between Knaresborough and York.[10]
Governance
editHistorically, the village was in the wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[11] It was moved into North Yorkshire in 1974 and was part of the Harrogate District until 2023.[12][13]
| 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 2011 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 142 | 141 | 169 | 170 | 139 | 165 | 146 | 155 | 118 | 129 | 139 | 138 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 189 | 180[note 1] |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Farnham Parish (E04007338)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "St Oswald, Farnham, Yorkshire, West Riding". crsbi.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Farnham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Oswald= (Grade I) (1150301)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Farnham Gravel Pit". hdns.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Garry, Martin Garner and John McLoughlin (2007) "The Pacific Diver in North Yorkshire - a new Western Palearctic bird", Birding World 20(1):20-5
- ^ Gerrard, James (August 2020). "The Knaresborough Hoard". Roman Yorkshire: The Newsletter of the Roman Antiquities Section. Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 8–9.
- ^ "HQ opened in expansion drive". York Press. 12 October 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "22 - York - Knaresborough". bustimes.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Genuki: Farnham, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Farnham Harrogate". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Barrett, Thomas (11 July 2023). "North Yorkshire Council set to buy 11 homes for Afghan refugees in Harrogate area". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 528. OCLC 500092527.
- ^ "Administrative unit Farnham AP/CP". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b "2015 Population Estimates: Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
External links
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