Arkle Town
| Arkle Town | |
|---|---|
 Looking past Raw Bank to Arkle Town in the middle distance with Langthwaite behind | |
.svg?lang=en)  Arkle Town Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | NZ006024 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RICHMOND |
| Postcode district | DL11 |
| Dialling code | 01748 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Arkle Town is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the south of Langthwaite and 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north-west of Reeth.
History
[edit]"Arkel" is a Norse personal name and probably arrived with settlers during the tenth century.[1] Formerly it had a parish church, inn and workhouse, the only evidence of these buildings that remains is a small number of gravestones at the site of the former St. Mary's Church, which was relocated further up the dale in 1816.[2] The 1851 census counted 41 houses in Arkle Town.[3]
Governance
[edit]The hamlet is within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
References
[edit]- ^ Batty, Margaret (1982). A View of Akengarthdale. Teesdale Mercury Press. p. 4.
- ^ "Home - Arkengarthdale Parish Council". www.arkengarthdale.org.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Batty. p 14.
External links
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Media related to Arkle Town at Wikimedia Commons
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