Population 1,083 Civil parish Hampsthwaite Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county North Yorkshire Dialling code 01423 | OS grid reference SE259587 Country England Local time Wednesday 3:54 PM District Borough of Harrogate | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 14°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Hampsthwaite is a large village and civil parish in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Nidd 5 miles (8 km) north west of Harrogate. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,083.
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Map of Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, UK
The centre of the village is designated as a Conservation Area. Hampsthwaite lies just outside the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but the area to the north and west of the village is recognised as an Area of Great Landscape Value.
Amenities
Hampsthwaite has a Village Room, the Memorial Hall for larger events, a post office, a shop, and a pub, the Joiners' Arms and Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School (established in 1860).
Church
The parish church is dedicated to St Thomas à Becket. The tower is from the 15th century, but the remainder was restored in Perpendicular style in 1902. It is a Grade II listed building.
Football Clubs
Hampsthwaite and Birstwith Junior Football Club is run for the benefit of children living, or attending school, within the Hampsthwaite and Birstwith area catering for boys and girls 6 to 11. Saturday morning coaching sessions are run in Hampsthwaite on Feast Field.
Hampsthwaite United Football Club has been known to exist since approximately 1954. They play in the Harrogate & District Football League. Recent honours include the Division Two Championship in 2013 & Division One in 2015. The Club now play in the Premier Division on the outskirts of Hampsthwaite at Pennypot, the closest they have been to the village since moving from feast field to Harrogate in 2005. The Football Club's official colour scheme is red, white & black. They play in red shirts, black Shorts and red socks. The Club also have a Reserve side & a Sunday side who play in the Claro Sunday League Division Two.
A rival team, Hampsthwaite Ravens, was established and this team play in nearby Harrogate. The Ravens compete in the same league as United.
History
Hampsthwaite was historically an important place. In 1304, Edward I granted a charter to Hampsthwaite to hold an annual market and fair on the Feast of St Thomas the Martyr. The ancient parish of Hampsthwaite covered a wide area, and included the townships of Birstwith, Felliscliffe, Menwith with Darley and Thornthwaite with Padside. All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866.
Hampsthwaite was in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.