Spennithorne

Spennithorne
Spennithorne Railway Station Site
Spennithorne is located in North Yorkshire
Spennithorne
Spennithorne
Location within North Yorkshire
Population198 (Including Hutton Hang)2011 UK Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE136890
• London200 mi (320 km) SSE
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeyburn
Postcode districtDL8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°17′48″N 1°47′30″W / 54.29653°N 1.79156°W / 54.29653; -1.79156
Population of Spennithorne, 1801 to 2011
Population Structure in Spennithorne between 1801 and 2011
Total Number of Houses in Spennithorne between 1841 and 1961
Total House Occupancy in Spennithorne between 1841 and 1961

Spennithorne is a village and civil parish in lower Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of the market town Leyburn, on a slight elevation above the River Ure, which forms the southern boundary of the parish.[2] The village is overlooked by the steeple of St Michael and All Angels Church.[3]

Spennithorne is approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from Yorkshire Dales National Park containing a range of wildlife habitats.

The village was historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and in 1974 became part of the Richmondshire district in the new county of North Yorkshire.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson, John (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Lower Wensleydale: Spennithorne". Retrieved 22 March 2013.

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