Hirst Courtney
| Hirst Courtney | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Hirst Courtney Hirst Courtney shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 287 (2011)[1] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Selby |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Hirst Courtney is a village in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England.
The name derives from Old English Hyrst (wooded hill) and possession by the Courtney family in the thirteenth century.[2] In 1825 the population was 144, in 23 households.[3]
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ David Mills (20 October 2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. OUP Oxford. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6.
- ↑ Benjamin Pitts Capper (1825). A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom ... G.B. Whittaker. p. 441.
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