Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe is a civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Winton, Stank and Hallikeld. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Northallerton, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Kirby Sigston, and 1.2 miles (2 km) west of the A19 road.[2][3] The Cod Beck river flows to the east of the parish forming a border with KIrby Sigston and Landmoth-cum-Catto civil parishes.[4]
| Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe | |
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| Civil parish | |
.jpg) Sowerby Grange (2010) | |
.svg)  Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 30 (2015 NYCC)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE409938 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode district | DL6 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
In 2011, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 40, which had dropped to 30 by a 2015 estimate.[1] The area was recorded in the Domesday Book as belonging to King William and having 75 ploughlands with 100 acres (40 ha) of meadows.[5] The name is a combination of the Old Norse Saurbi meaning swampy farmstead, and koteclyf, meaning Bank by the cottage.[6]
At the turn of the 19th century, a Roman Road was uncovered when building work was being undertaken to build a new road. The 72-mile (116 km) route went from Barmby to Stamford Bridge, Thirsk and then onto Durham.[7][8]
Governance
editHistorically the area was within the wapentake of Allertonshire, and during the 13th century, the land was owned by the Bishop of Durham.[9] It is now in North Yorkshire and is represented at Parliament by the Richmond Constituency.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Winton, Stank and Hallikeld Parish (E04007299)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "302" (Map). Northallerton & Thirsk. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2018. ISBN 978-0-319-24554-5.
- ^ a b "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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- ^ "Sowerby [under Cotcliffe] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. pp. 128, 205, 212. OCLC 19714705.
- ^ "Monument Number 1029995". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Genuki: KIRBY SIGSTON: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890., Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Page, William (1914). A history of the county of York, North Riding. Vol. 1. London: Constable. p. 408. OCLC 895827383.
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