Clint is a village in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Nidd, 4 miles north-west of Harrogate. Clint is the largest village in the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets, which also includes the settlements of Burnt Yates and Bedlam.
Clint | |
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One of the farms at Clint | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 488 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE261598 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HARROGATE |
Postcode district | HG3 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
The toponym represents the Old Danish klint, meaning "steep or rocky bank".[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 98.