Hunton, North Yorkshire

Hunton is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Catterick Garrison and 6 miles (10 km) north west of Bedale, in North Yorkshire, England.[1] It is part of the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, and at the 2001 census had a population of 420,[2] decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.[3] The name of the village derives from Old English and means the town of the huntsmen, or where the hunts hounds were kept.[4]

Hunton

Top end of Hunton village
Hunton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population414 
OS grid referenceSE1892
Civil parish
  • Hunton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDALE
Postcode districtDL8
Dialling code01677
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The small village's local amenities include a combined post office/village shop and The Countryman's Inn, a pub and restaurant. The village also has a primary school, the Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School, which has an Ofsted rating of good.[5]

In 1985, the landlord of the pub started a small traction steam engine gala in the village. It has since become a yearly event and has outgrown the original showground in the village.[6] The Hunton Steam Gathering is now a popular annual event.[7]

There used to be a church in the village (St John's) which was rebuilt in 1794,[8] but this is now a private dwelling. To the north of Hunton is site of a medieval village that it is believed to have been left ruinous either because of raids by Scots or either due to the Black Death.[9]

References
  1. "Genuki: Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hunton Parish (1543510479)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hunton Parish (1170217158)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. "Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School" (PDF). ofsted.gov.uk. March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. Berry, Chris (5 September 2015). "North Yorkshire gathering that runs on steam". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. Foster, Mark (26 August 2016). "Steam gathering to feature over 700 vintage exhibits". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. "Parishes: Patrick Brompton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. Historic England. "Medieval village of Hunton and field system (1018380)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 February 2019.



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