Plompton

Plompton
Plompton Hall
Plompton is located in North Yorkshire
Plompton
Plompton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population124 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE355535
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKNARESBOROUGH
Postcode districtHG5
Dialling code01423
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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53°59′24″N 1°28′04″W / 53.9899°N 1.4677°W / 53.9899; -1.4677

Plompton (formerly also spelt Plumpton) is a hamlet and civil parish south of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A661.

Plompton Hall is a Grade II* listed building designed by the architect John Carr and built about 1760.[2] The composer John Hebden originates from the parish.

History

Plompton was mentioned in Domesday Book (as Plontone) and in the Middle Ages was variously spelt Plumton, Plumpton or Plompton. The name is from the Old English plūme and tūn, and means ‘plum-tree farmstead’.[3] Plompton or Plumpton was historically a township in the parish of Spofforth in the West Riding of Yorkshire and became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4] It was the seat of the Plumpton family from the reign of William the Conqueror until 1749, when it was sold to Daniel Lascelles.[5] The estate was then part of the Harewood estate until the 1950s.[6] It was reacquired by the Plumpton family in the 20th century.

Plumpton Rocks

Main article: Plumpton Rocks

Plumpton Rocks is a man-made lake and surrounding pleasure gardens in the grounds of Plompton Hall. The gardens were designed by Daniel Lascelles

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1149836)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 30.
  4. ^ Vision of Britain website
  5. ^ "Genuki: PLUMPTON, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Plumpton Rocks (Grade II*) (1000535)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2022.