Arkle Town

Arkle Town is a hamlet adjoining Langthwaite in Arkengarthdale in the Richmondshire district of, North Yorkshire, England. Arkel is a Norse personal name and probably arrived with settlers during the tenth century.[1] Formerly it had a parish church, inn and workhouse. Now there are none of these though the graveyard can still be traced.

Arkle Town

Looking past Raw Bank to Arkle Town in the middle distance with Langthwaite behind
Arkle Town
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ006024
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRICHMOND
Postcode districtDL11
Dialling code01748
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The 1851 census counted 41 houses in Arkle Town.[2]

References

  1. Batty, Margaret (1982) A View of Akengarthdale. Teesdale Mercury Press. Page 4.
  2. Batty. pp 14.

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