East Tanfield
Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Human settlement in England
- North Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- Richmond (Yorks)
East Tanfield is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. There is no modern village in the parish, and the population was estimated at 30 in 2013.[1] The deserted medieval village of East Tanfield lies near Manor Farm on the banks of the River Ure.[2]
East Tanfield was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was in the possession of Count Alan of Brittany.[3] It was a prosperous community in the medieval period, but appears to have been deserted in the 16th century.[2]
East Tanfield was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirklington in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[3] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4] It was transferred to the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire in 1974. Richmondshire was abolished in 2023 and a new unitary authority, North Yorkshire Council, replaced it.
The parish shares a grouped parish council, Tanfield Parish Council, with the much larger parish of West Tanfield.[5]
References
- ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2016. In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was included in the parish of West Tanfield.
- ^ a b Historic England. "East Tanfield deserted medieval village (1016260)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ a b Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Kirklington". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ "Parish Council". Retrieved 3 February 2013.
