Farlington, North Yorkshire
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Farlington is a small, picturesque village
and civil parish
in Hambleton
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 11 miles north of York
between Stillington
and Sheriff Hutton
. A small stream, the Farlington beck, runs through the village.
The village has a friendly pub (Blacksmith's Arms), a church (St. Leonard's), a tiny village hall, a red telephone box and a post box.
Farlington, as a name, originates before the Domesday Book. Its origins are almost certainly Anglo Saxon where the meaning would be the settlement (“ton”) of the Farling people/clan.
St Leonard's Anglican Church, on the outskirts of the village, is substantially a 12th century structure, only altered by the addition of buttresses and windows of various dates and extensive restoration in the twentieth century. It is small rectangular building 50 ft. by 16 ft. (internal measurements), consisting of a nave and chancel without structural division, a vestry north of the chancel and a western bell cote.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Hambleton
Hambleton
Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately 11 miles north of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
between Stillington
Stillington, North Yorkshire
Stillington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the York to Helmsley road about ten miles north of York.- External links :***...
and Sheriff Hutton
Sheriff Hutton
Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about ten miles north by north-east of York...
. A small stream, the Farlington beck, runs through the village.
The village has a friendly pub (Blacksmith's Arms), a church (St. Leonard's), a tiny village hall, a red telephone box and a post box.
Farlington, as a name, originates before the Domesday Book. Its origins are almost certainly Anglo Saxon where the meaning would be the settlement (“ton”) of the Farling people/clan.
St Leonard's Anglican Church, on the outskirts of the village, is substantially a 12th century structure, only altered by the addition of buttresses and windows of various dates and extensive restoration in the twentieth century. It is small rectangular building 50 ft. by 16 ft. (internal measurements), consisting of a nave and chancel without structural division, a vestry north of the chancel and a western bell cote.