Farnham, North Yorkshire

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Farnham
Farnham, North Yorkshire.jpg
Farnham from the village green
Farnham is located in North Yorkshire
Farnham
Farnham
Location within North Yorkshire
Population189 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE351605
Civil parish
  • Farnham
District
  • Harrogate
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKNARESBOROUGH
Postcode districtHG5
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
  • Harrogate and Knaresborough
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°02′22″N 1°27′54″W / 54.039370°N 1.465040°W / 54.039370; -1.465040Coordinates: 54°02′22″N 1°27′54″W / 54.039370°N 1.465040°W / 54.039370; -1.465040

Farnham is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated immediately north of Knaresborough.

Farnham Gravel Pit hosted Britain's first Pacific diver in January/February 2007.[2]

The Knaresborough hoard of Roman vessels found in 1864 was probably discovered near Farnham.[3]

Farnham is the location of a large factory, Treves UK which makes automotive components.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Farnham Parish (E04007338)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Gerrard, James (August 2020). "The Knaresborough Hoard". Roman Yorkshire: The Newsletter of the Roman Antiquities section. Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 8–9.

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