High Abbotside
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| Population | 210 (2011 census)[1] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hawes |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Post town | Sedbergh |
| Postcode district | LA10 |
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| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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High Abbotside is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is a rural parish on the north side of upper Wensleydale, and includes the settlements of Hardraw, Sedbusk and several hamlets.
Governance
The parish is located within the Richmond and Northallerton constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, and it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The civil parish shares a grouped parish council with the civil parish of Hawes, known as Hawes & High Abbotside Parish Council.[2]
Geography
The southern and western parish boundary runs along the River Ure, close to the A684 road, from just west of Bainbridge to White Birks Hill and the border with Westmorland / Cumbria, near the source of the Ure (which is within the parish). The northern boundary runs south-east across the top of both Great Shunner Fell and Abbotside Common. In addition to the main settlements, there are several hamlets such as Blades, Litherskew, Fossdale, Simonstone, Cotterdale, West End, and the Lunds (to the east of the Ure).
The highest point in the parish is Great Shunner Fell, the third highest peak in Yorkshire, at 2,349 feet (716 m). The Pennine Way crosses over the summit. The area has many small gills and becks that feed the main river system. There are extensive amounts of shake holes which are popular with cavers. One of the most notable natural features in the Parish is Hardraw Force, a waterfall with a drop of 100 feet (30 m).[3]
History
High Abbotside was historically a township in the large ancient parish of Aysgarth in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The name derives from the land on the north side of Wensleydale held by the abbot of Jervaulx Abbey in the Middle Ages. The abbot's manor was formally known as the Manor of Wensleydale, at least from the 14th century, but was also known as Abbotside. After the dissolution the abbot's lands were sold to a succession of owners, and in 1723 were acquired by the Wortley family, who divided Abbotside into the manors of High Abbotside and Low Abbotside.[4]
In 1866 the manor or township of High Abbotside became a separate civil parish. The parish was enlarged in 1934, when the greater part of Abbotside Common, previously shared with the parish of Low Abbotside, was added to the parish.[5]
Demography
| Population[1][6][7] | ||||||||||
| Year | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 2001 | 2011 |
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| Total | 493 | 412 | 381 | 348 | 365 | 330 | 285 | 253 | 207 | 210 |
2001 census
The 2001 UK census showed that the population was split 46.9% male to 53.1% female. The religious constituency was made of 82.7% Christian and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 97.1% White British, 1.4% White Irish and 1.4% White other. There were 133 dwellings.[7]
2011 census
The 2011 UK census showed that the population was split 47.6% male to 52.4% female. The religious constituency was made of 74.8% Christian and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 96.2% White British, 2.4% each White Other and 1% Black British. There were 152 dwellings.[1]
Economy
The main occupations in the parish are farming and tourism.[8][9] In the past the area was known for lead mining and remnants can still be found in the hillsides of the parish. Most notable of this industry is the Sargill Ore Heath Lead Smelt Mill on North Rigg near to the Sargill Lead Mine. This has been designated an Ancient Scheduled Monument.[10]
Religion
The church of St Mary the Virgin and St John in Hardraw was built in 1879–81 in place of an earlier building from the 18th-century date. The registers begin in 1749.[11][12] Lunds Church is a small disused church situated in the hamlet of Lunds which is a Grade II listed building.[11][13] There also used to be a Methodist chapel in Sedbusk.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parish and Town Councils". Richmondshire District Council. 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Aysgarth". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population at Cenuses". Vision of Britain. 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Occupations". Office for National Statistics. 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 2002 [1890]. p. 334. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Church listing". Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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