Harwood Dale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the North York Moors National Park. According to the 2001 UK census, Harwood Dale parish had a population of 134,[2] which had risen to 140 at the 2011 Census, and remained at that number for an estimate by North Yorkshire County Council in 2015.[1]

Harwood Dale
Harwood Dale is located in North Yorkshire
Harwood Dale
Harwood Dale
Location within North Yorkshire
Population140 (NYCC 2015)[1]
OS grid referenceSE962958
Civil parish
  • Harwood Dale
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSCARBOROUGH
Postcode districtYO13
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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54°20′57″N 0°31′16″W / 54.349200°N 0.521200°W / 54.349200; -0.521200
Harwood Dale Scarborough North Yorkshire England

Governance

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The parish council is Hackness and Harwood Dale Group Parish Council, which covers the six parishes of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley.[3]

Diarist

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The ruined Chapel of St Margaret was built in memory of Margaret, Lady Hoby (1571–1633) of Hackness. She kept what is thought to be the oldest extant diary by a woman in English.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Harwood Dale/Silpho/Suffield-cum-Everley Parish (36UG024)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council". Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  4. ^ Diaries (journals). In: The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English (1999). Retrieved 27 September 2011 from [1]
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