Knapton, Scampston
| Knapton | |
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.svg)  Knapton Location within North Yorkshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Knapton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Scampston, in North Yorkshire, England. The parish included the hamlets of East Knapton and West Knapton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 236.[1]
History
[edit]The name origin of "Knapton" is uncertain and may mean 'Cnapa's farm/settlement' or 'servant's/boy's farm/settlement'.[2] Knapton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cnapeton/Cnapetone.[3] In the Domesday Book, Knapton in the hundred of Toreshou, is mentioned as being held in 1066 by Edeva, wife of Topi, and in 1086 by Ranulph de Mortimer.[4] Knapton was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Wintringham,[5] in 1866 Knapton became a separate civil parish, in 1894 it became part of Norton Rural District, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scampston.[6] In 1974 the area became part of the non-metropolitan district of Ryedale and the county of North Yorkshire. In 2023 the area became part of North Yorkshire district.
Church
[edit]The parish church was the Church of St Edmund, located in the grounds of Knapton Hall.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Knapton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Knapton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Place name: Knapton In Wintringham". The National Archives. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Knapton". Open Doomsday. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "History of Knapton, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Knapton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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