Haverah Park

Haverah Park
Remains of John O'Gaunt's Castle
Haverah Park is located in North Yorkshire
Haverah Park
Haverah Park
Location within North Yorkshire
Population30 
Civil parish
  • Haverah Park
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°59′N 1°38′W / 53.99°N 1.63°W / 53.99; -1.63

Haverah Park is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located 3 miles (5 km) west of Harrogate.

The parish consists of several scattered farms. There is no village in the parish, and there are no public roads. Access is by private roads or by public footpaths. The population is estimated at only 30.[1] The parish shares a grouped parish council with Beckwithshaw.

There are several small reservoirs in the parish: Beaver Dyke Reservoirs, Scargill Reservoir and Ten Acre Reservoir. The remains of John O'Gaunt's Castle lie in the far west of the parish.

History

The name is a compound of the Old English (ge)hæg, meaning "hunting enclosure", and Old Norse vrá, meaning "corner of land".[2]

Lower Scargill Plantation

Haverah Park was created in the late 12th century as a royal deer park within the Forest of Knaresborough.[3] The park later became the property of the Ingleby family of Ripley Castle.[4]

The park was an extra parochial area until 1858, when it became a civil parish.[5]

Between 1967 and 1987 the University of Leeds operated a cosmic ray detection array in the park, known as the Haverah Park experiment.

Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Harrogate district.

References

  1. ^ "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 119.
  3. ^ Historic England (2003). "John of Gaunt's Castle (1020950)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ Genuki website
  5. ^ Vision of Britain website

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