Elslack

Elslack
Village
the Tempest Arms in Elslack
Elslack Location within North Yorkshire
Population	100 (2015 NYCC)[1]
OS grid reference	SD929492
Civil parish	Elslack
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon Constituency

Elslack is a village and civil parish in the former Craven District of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Skipton. Thornton in Craven is nearby. The Tempest Arms is a large pub in the village, sited by the A56, which is popular with locals from the surrounding area. Elslack Moor, above the village, is crossed by the Pennine Way, though this does not visit the village itself. In 2015 it had a population of 100.

History

A Roman fort lies at 53.94078°N 2.1160°W / 53.94078; -2.1160 about 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Elslack.[2] The fort may have been named Olenacum,[3] or Ριγοδουνον, according to the analysis of Ptolemy's coordinates by Kleineberg et al.[4] It guarded a Roman road linking two other forts: Bremetennacum at Ribchester and another at Ilkley. This road has been traced by archaeologists running north-east up Ribblesdale about 0.6 miles (1 km) east of Clitheroe.[5] Then at 53.893°N 2.3413°W / 53.893; -2.3413 it turns eastwards passing Barnoldswick, Elslack and Skipton.[6]

Elslack is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Eleslac.[7] The name derives from a personal name at the start (Elli or Elesa) and the Old English word for stream (Lacu).[8]

Elslack Hall is thought to have be constructed in the 16th century (since modified) on the moated site of a Mediaeval manor house. Godfrey de Altaripa was granted a licence to crenellate a building here in 1318, presumably at this location.[9]

Elslack had its own railway station which connected it with Colne and Skipton, but this was closed in 1952. The line passing through it suffered the same fate in 1970.[10] Skipton is some 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the north-east of Elslack.[11] The Pennine Way long-distance walk crosses Elslack Moor (to the south-west of Elslack village), but the walk bypasses Elslack itself.[12] The village is 50 yards (46 m) east of the A56 road which connects Skipton with Colne.[13]

The Tempest Arms was named "Pub of the Year" in the 2011 Good Pub Guide.[14]

Governance

Historically the village was in the wapentake of Staincliffe (East), in the old West Riding of Yorkshire.[15] In 1974, Elslack was transferred as part of the township of Broughton into the Craven District in the county of North Yorkshire.[16] Population statistics for Elslack have been grouped together with Broughton, or with Thornton-in-Craven, especially in the 2001 and 2011 censuses, however by 2015, Elslack was again its own separate parish.[17][18] The area is represented at Westminster as part of the Skipton and Ripon Constituency.[19]

Population of Wilton 1801–2015[20][21]

1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	2001	2011	2015
188	132	112	80	82	92	80	85	94	77	96	94	103	[note 1]	90[note 2]	100[note 3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Elslack

Notes

1. Population statistics are included with Broughton as part of the 2001 census.[17]
2. Estimated population.[1]
3. Estimated population.[1]

References

1. "2015 Population Estimates: Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
2. Ordnance Survey Map OL2 Yorkshire Dales Southern and Western areas ISBN 978-0-319-24068-7
3. "Elslack". Roman Britain.org. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
4. Kleineberg, Andreas; Marx, Christian; Knobloch, Eberhard; Lelgemann, Dieter (2011). Germania und die Insel Thule. Darmstadt: WBG Academic. p. 40. ISBN 978-3-534-24525-3.
5. Edmonds, Fiona Louise (2019). Gaelic influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: the Golden Age and the Viking Age. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-78327-336-2.
6. Ordnance Survey Map OL41 Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale ISBN 978-0-319-24071-7
7. "Elslack | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
8. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
9. Historic England. "Elslack Hall (46267)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
10. Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railway's of Yorkshire's West Riding: Harrogate and the North. Catrine: Stenlake. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9781840336559.
11. "History of Elslack, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
12. "Walk the Way in a Day - Walk 38 - Elslack Moor from Ickornshaw". nationaltrails.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
13. Walsh, Tina (14 August 2024). "Tempest Arms Hotel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
14. "Tempest Arms at Elslack named pub of the year". BBC News. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
15. "Genuki: Broughton, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
16. Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-906035-29-0.
17. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Broughton/Elslack Parish (36UB012)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
18. "The Craven District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011" (PDF). cravendc.gov.uk. pp. 9, 19. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
19. "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2024. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.
20. Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 519. OCLC 500092527.
21. "Wilton Ch/CP through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

External links

• Historic England. "Burwen Castle Roman forts (1012608)". National Heritage List for England.
• Historic England. "BURWEN CASTLE (46272)". Research records (formerly PastScape).
• Open Data page about Elslack Civil Parish