Langthorne

Langthorne
West Farm, by Langthorne
Langthorne Location within North Yorkshire
Population	60
OS grid reference	SE251915
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bedale
Postcode district	DL8
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

Langthorne is a village and civil parish in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England.[1] Like many settlements in the area during the time of the Domesday Book, the land belonged to Count Alan and had just three villagers registered as living there.[2] The name of the village means Tall Thorn-Bush (or tree) and derives from the Old English Lang and þorn.[3]

The population was estimated to be 60 in 2015.[4] It is near Hackforth and the A1(M) motorway 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bedale.

The hamlet used to have two places of worship; the Anglican church was dedicated to St Mary, and the other religious house was a Wesleyan chapel. Both buildings are now private dwellings.[5]

“A Brief and Recent History of Langthorne” was published in May 2021 following a community project. It’s also available online at www.langthornevillage.com

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
2. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Langthorne | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
4. "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2019. In the 2011 census the population was included with the parish of Patrick Brompton and not counted separately.
5. Lloyd, Chris (28 February 2020). "Would ewe believe it?". Darlington and Stockton Times. No. 9–2019. p. 50. ISSN 2516-5348.