Walburn, North Yorkshire

Walburn is a hamlet and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located in lower Swaledale, 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Richmond. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2016.[1]

Walburn

Walburn Hall
Walburn
Location within North Yorkshire
Population10 
OS grid referenceSE119959
Civil parish
  • Walburn
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

The army training camp of Wathgill is in the parish.

History

The toponym is derived from the Old English wala "Britons or Welshmen" and burna "stream",[2] indicating the presence of Britons in the area when the English arrived.[3]

Walburn was historically a township in the parish of Downholme in the wapentake of Hang West in the North Riding of Yorkshire. From 1286 Walburn was held of the manor of Thornton Steward, whose lords were mesne tenants of the honour of Richmond.[4]

Walburn became a separate civil parish in 1866.[5] In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

Walburn Hall

Walburn Hall is a fortified house probably dating from the 12th century but much altered in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a Grade I listed building, now used as a farmhouse.[6][4]

References
  1. "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020. At the 2011 Census the population was not counted separately.
  2. Smith, A.H. (1979) [First published 1928]. The Place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire (PDF). English Place Name Society. p. 270.
  3. Jensen, Gillian Fellows (1978). "Place-Names and Settlement in the North Riding of Yorkshire". Northern History. 14 (1): 23. doi:10.1179/nhi.1978.14.1.19. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Downholme". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Walburn CP/Tn. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. Historic England. "Walburn Hall (50954)". PastScape. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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