Harwood Dale

Harwood Dale
Harwood Dale
Harwood Dale shown within North Yorkshire
Population 134 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE962958
Civil parish
  • Harwood Dale
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district YO13
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Harwood Dale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located within the North York Moors National Park.

Harwood Dale Scarborough North Yorkshire England 2

According to the 2001 UK census, Harwood Dale parish had a population of 134.[1]

Governance

The parish council is Hackness and Harwood Dale Group Parish Council, which covers the six parishes of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley.[2]

Diarist

The ruined Chapel of St Margaret was built in memory of Margaret, Lady Hoby (1571–1633) of Hackness. She kept what is thought to be the oldest extant diary by a woman in English.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Harwood Dale CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council". Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. ↑ Diaries (journals). In: The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English (1999). Retrieved 27 September 2011 from
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