Rookwith

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Rookwith
Rookwith House Farm - geograph.org.uk - 330999.jpg
Farm in Rookwith
Rookwith is located in North Yorkshire
Rookwith
Rookwith
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE205864
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRipon
Postcode districtHG4
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54°16′25″N 1°41′10″W / 54.2737°N 1.68605°W / 54.2737; -1.68605Coordinates: 54°16′25″N 1°41′10″W / 54.2737°N 1.68605°W / 54.2737; -1.68605

Rookwith is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Bedale and near the flow of the River Ure.[1] The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan and having four ploughlands.[2]

The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Thirn.[3] The population in 2015 was estimated to be 20.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Langdale, Thomas (1822). A topographical dictionary of Yorkshire. Northallerton: J Langdale. p. 96. OCLC 56008201.
  2. ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Rookwith | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thirn Parish (1170216939)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. p. 11. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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