Grantley is a village (also known as High Grantley) and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Ripon. The parish also includes the hamlet of Low Grantley. The population of the parish was estimated at 130 in 2013.[1]
| Grantley | |
|---|---|
 High Grantley Village Hall | |
.svg)  Grantley Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 130 |
| OS grid reference | SE232699 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPON |
| Postcode district | HG4 |
| Dialling code | 01765 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
The parish lies on the north bank of the River Skell, in a well-wooded valley. Grantley Sawmills is a local employer, just outside the parish on the south bank of the river. Grantley Hall, on the north bank of the river, is an 18th-century Grade II* listed building, built by Thomas Norton and his son Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley.[2]
The toponym, first mentioned in about 1030, is Old English, and means "clearing of a man called Grante".[3]
Grantley was historically a township in the parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[4] It became a separate civil parish in 1866, and was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Sawley, Eavestone and Skelding, known as the Grantley, Sawley, Skelding and Eavestone Parish Council.[5]
See also
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edit- ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2015. The population of 269 reported in the 2011 census also included the civil parishes of Aldfield and Eavestone."Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Grantley Hall (1173371)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 197.
- ^ GENUKI website
- ^ "Parish council website". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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