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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image =
| static_image_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|54.33644|-1.62666|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Hackforth
| population = 169
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=1170216851|title=Hackforth Parish|accessdate=16 March 2018}}</ref>
| unitary_england = [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[North Yorkshire]]
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Thirsk and Malton]]
| post_town = [[Bedale]]
| postcode_district = DL8
| postcode_area = DL
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE243934
}}

'''Hackforth''' is a small village and [[civil parish]] in the county of [[North Yorkshire]], England, about {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} north of [[Bedale]].<ref name=OS99>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 ''Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn)''|isbn= 9780319231593 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}}</ref> Nearby settlements include [[Langthorne]] and [[Crakehall]].

== History ==
Hackforth was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] in 1086 as being in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of "Land of [[Count Alan of Brittany|Count Alan]]" and the county of [[Yorkshire]], the population was estimated at 6 households.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackforth {{!}} Domesday Book|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE2494/hackforth/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=opendomesday.org}}</ref>

In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]]'' described Tunstall as:<blockquote>"a township in Hornby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4¼ miles NNW of Bedale. Acres, 1, 264. Real property, £1, 957. Pop., 1 67. Houses, 28. The property belongs to the Duke of Leeds. Bishop Tunstall was a native."<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Hackforth, in Hambleton and North Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12799|access-date=2020-07-24|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref></blockquote>As mentioned in the gazetteer, Hackforth was the birthplace of [[Cuthbert Tunstall]], who served as the Prince-[[Bishop of Durham]] on two occasions between the years of 1530 and 1559, during the reigns of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] and [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].

== Governance ==
Until 2023, Hackforth was part of the [[Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond (Yorks)]] parliamentary constituency. It was removed and added to the expanded [[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Thirsk and Malton Constituency]], in part due to areas from that constituency being created into a new seat of [[Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)|Wetherby and Easingwold]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boundary Commission for England - Revised Proposals for the Yorkshire and Humber Region |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/review2023/b65f7782-658b-4c4a-9cba-59c16c807f77/a3-maps/YH_49_Thirsk%20and%20Malton%20CC.pdf |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gleeson |first1=Janet |title='How stupid' protest over moving Bedale out of Richmond |url=https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23633282.anger-bedale-moved-richmond-constituency/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Darlington and Stockton Times |date=9 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Darley |first1=Karen |title=New Conservative Association created to reflect boundary change |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/23791563.new-conservative-association-created-reflect-boundary-change/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Gazette & Herald |date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=445761&y=486520&z=4&bnd1=wmcpreop&bnd2=&labels=off |website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=30 June 2024 |quote=On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], it is now administered by the unitary [[North Yorkshire Council]].

[[File:Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School.jpg|thumb|left|Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School]]

== Community and culture ==
The village is served by a [[primary school]], Hackforth and Hornby [[Church of England|CofE]], with a capacity for 42 pupils.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ofsted Communications Team|date=2019-10-16|title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report|access-date=2020-07-24|website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}}</ref> Hackforth has a [[public house]], ''The Greyhound'', and a village hall built in 1936<ref>{{Cite web|title=About – Hackforth Village Hall|url=http://hackforthvillagehall.com/about|access-date=2020-07-24|language=en-US}}</ref> which has also been used as a live music venue since 2013, hosting acts such as [[The Dunwells]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top live music acts returning to pop-up village hall venue|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11808206.top-live-music-acts-returning-pop-up-village-hall-venue/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=The Northern Echo|date=20 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref> {{clear left}}

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Hackforth]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Hackforth}}

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[[Category:Villages in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire]]

Hackforth - Revision history

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