Lower Dunsforth

Lower Dunsforth
Lower Dunsforth from the west
Lower Dunsforth is located in North Yorkshire
Lower Dunsforth
Lower Dunsforth
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE4464
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtYO26
Dialling code01423
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°04′38″N 1°19′42″W / 54.07722°N 1.32833°W / 54.07722; -1.32833

Lower Dunsforth is a village in the civil parish of Dunsforths, in North Yorkshire, England. It was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Doneforde/Dunesford/Dunesforde.[1] St Mary's Church was rebuilt in the 1860s with a buttressed spire.

St Mary's church

Lower Dunsforth was formerly a township in the parish of Aldborough,[2] in 1866 Lower Dunsforth became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1960 the parish was abolished and merged with Upper Dunsforth with Branton Green to form "Dunsforths".[3] In 1951 the parish had a population of 113.[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Harrogate district.

References

  1. ^ The National Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Descriptive gazetteer entry for Dunsforth (Lower)". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Lower Dunsforth CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Lower Dunsforth CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 November 2023.


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