Menethorpe
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Menethorpeis a hamlet and formercivil parish,now in the parish ofBurythorpe,inNorth Yorkshire,England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 68.[1]It is about 2.5 miles (4 km) fromMalton.
History
[edit]The name "Menethorpe" means 'Men(n)ing's outlying farm/settlement'.[2]Menethorpe was recorded in theDomesday BookasMennistorp.[3]Menethorpe was formerly atownshipin the parish ofWestow[4]and from 1866 was a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Burythorpe.[5]
Until 1974, it was historically part of theEast Riding of Yorkshire.Between 1974 and 2023 it was part of theRyedaledistrict. It is now administered byNorth Yorkshire Council.
The remains of the abandoned medieval village Menethorpe are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Population statistics Menethorpe Tn/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^"Menethorpe Key to English Place-names".University of Nottingham.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^"Place name: Menethorpe, Yorkshire Folio".The National Archives.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^"History of Menethorpe, in Ryedale and East Riding".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^"Relationships and changes Menethorpe Tn/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^"Menethorpe".Heritage Gateway.Retrieved30 September2022.
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