Catterton

Catterton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. The population is included in the civil parish of Healaugh, Tadcaster.

Catterton

Farm in Catterton
Catterton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE510458
Civil parish
  • Catterton
District
  • Selby
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTADCASTER
Postcode districtLS24
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Etymology

The first part of the name Catterton is the Brittonic cadeir, "chair, throne".[1] This is suffixed with the Old English -tun, "a farm".[1] Chadderton and Chatterton in Lancashire have the same origins.[1]

History

Catterton is the location of one moated site which is a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Most such sites were built between 1250 and 1350, though construction continued throughout the medieval period.[2]

In the 17th century, the inhabitants of Catterton came into conflict with people from the neighbouring village of Bilbrough over a tract of unenclosed moorland between the two settlements. A meeting between the two sides organised by the intervention of prominent Yorkshire figures including Robert Fairfax devolved into violence. In 1723, the two sides resolved their dispute by digging a ditch from Thwaites Lane to Escars to divide the land; the ditch still existed by 1900.[3]

References
  1. James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. Historic England. "Catterton Hall moated site and adjacent building platform (1017456)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and the Ainsty District. London: John Heywood. 1900. p. 376.

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