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Hampsthwaite
Hampsthwaite is a large village and civil parish in Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Nidd 5 miles (8 km) north west of Harrogate. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,083.
The centre of the village is designated as a Conservation Area. Hampsthwaite lies just outside the Nidderdale National Landscape, but the area to the north and west of the village is recognised as an Area of Great Landscape Value.
The toponym is of Old Norse origin, and means "clearing (thwaite) of a man named Hamal".
In 1304, Edward I granted a charter to Hampsthwaite to hold an annual market and fair on the Feast of St Thomas the Martyr. The ancient parish of Hampsthwaite covered a wide area, and included the townships of Birstwith, Felliscliffe, Menwith with Darley and Thornthwaite with Padside. All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866.
Between 1875 and March 1951, the village had a station on the Nidd Valley Railway between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge.
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Hampsthwaite has a Village Room, the Memorial Hall for larger events, a shop, and a pub, the Joiners' Arms and Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School (established in 1860).
The parish church is dedicated to St Thomas Becket. The tower is from the 15th century, but the remainder was restored in Perpendicular style in 1902. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Hampsthwaite
Hampsthwaite is a large village and civil parish in Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Nidd 5 miles (8 km) north west of Harrogate. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,083.
The centre of the village is designated as a Conservation Area. Hampsthwaite lies just outside the Nidderdale National Landscape, but the area to the north and west of the village is recognised as an Area of Great Landscape Value.
The toponym is of Old Norse origin, and means "clearing (thwaite) of a man named Hamal".
In 1304, Edward I granted a charter to Hampsthwaite to hold an annual market and fair on the Feast of St Thomas the Martyr. The ancient parish of Hampsthwaite covered a wide area, and included the townships of Birstwith, Felliscliffe, Menwith with Darley and Thornthwaite with Padside. All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866.
Between 1875 and March 1951, the village had a station on the Nidd Valley Railway between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge.
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Hampsthwaite has a Village Room, the Memorial Hall for larger events, a shop, and a pub, the Joiners' Arms and Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School (established in 1860).
The parish church is dedicated to St Thomas Becket. The tower is from the 15th century, but the remainder was restored in Perpendicular style in 1902. It is a Grade II listed building.
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