Howgrave facts for kids
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.jpg) All that remains are humps and bumps in this field |
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 Howgrave
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| Population | 10 |
| OS grid reference | SE319800 |
| Civil parish |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEDALE |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Howgrave is a very small area in North Yorkshire, England. It is known as a civil parish, which is a type of local area used for government. Howgrave is tiny, covering only about 130 hectares (323 acres). In 2014, only about 10 people lived there!
There isn't a modern village in Howgrave today. Instead, you can find the remains of an old, deserted medieval village. This ancient site is about half a kilometer (0.3 miles) west of a nearby village called Sutton Howgrave.
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Howgrave: A Tiny Place with a Big History
Howgrave might be small, but it has an interesting past and a slightly confusing geography.
Where is Howgrave?
Today, Howgrave is split between two local areas: Howgrave itself and Sutton with Howgrave. Even though it's called "Sutton with Howgrave," this area only includes part of Howgrave.
For a long time, until the 1800s, both of these areas were known as "townships." A township was a small part of a larger, older area called an "ancient parish." Howgrave was part of the ancient parish of Kirklington.
What's in a Name?
The name "Howgrave" comes from old English words. Hol grāf means "grove in the hollow." A grove is a small group of trees, and a hollow is a low, sunken place in the ground.
Howgrave Through Time
Howgrave was first mentioned in a very famous old book called the Domesday Book. This book was a huge survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror in 1085. In the Domesday Book, Howgrave was called Hograve.
Back then, different parts of Howgrave were owned by three important people: the Earl of Richmond, the Archbishop of York, and the Bishop of Durham.
In the 1500s, Howgrave was seen as its own separate "manor" within Kirklington. A manor was a large country estate with a big house and land. However, by 1640, records show that no one was living in the Howgrave township anymore. This is why it became a deserted medieval village.
Howgrave officially became its own separate civil parish in 1866. Over time, some small pieces of land that were originally part of other nearby townships were moved around to different parishes, including Howgrave.
How Howgrave is Governed
In 1974, Howgrave became part of the Hambleton district, which is in the new county of North Yorkshire.
Since 1978, Howgrave has worked together with two other parishes, Kirklington-cum-Upsland and Sutton with Howgrave. They all share one local council called the Kirklington with Sutton Howgrave Parish Council. This helps them manage local matters for all three areas.
