Farnham, North Yorkshire

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Farnham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated Script error: No such module "convert". north of Knaresborough.[1]

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having one household and 26 ploughlands. The name derives from the Old English of Feran-hām, meaning the homestead where the ferns grew.[2][3] St Oswald's Church, Farnham, the Anglican church, dates back to the 12th century and is grade I listed.[4]

Farnham Gravel Pits were worked between 1941 and 1985. The pits later filled with water and cover an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[5] The pits hosted Britain's first Pacific diver in January and February 2007.[6]

The Knaresborough Hoard of Roman vessels found in 1864 was probably discovered near Farnham.[7]

Farnham is the location of a large factory, Treves UK which makes automotive components.[8] Farnham is served by five buses each way per day between Knaresborough and York.[9]

Governance

Historically, the village was in the wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[10] It was moved into North Yorkshire in 1974 and was part of the Harrogate District until 2023, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.[11][12]

Population of Farnham 1801–2015[13][14][15][16]
1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2011 2015
139 142 141 169 170 139 165 146 155 118 129 139 138 106 107 106 189 180[note 1]

See also

Notes

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References

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  6. ↑ Taylor, Garry, Martin Garner and John McLoughlin (2007) "The Pacific Diver in North Yorkshire - a new Western Palearctic bird", Birding World 20(1):20-5
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