East Tanfield
East Tanfield is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. There is no modern village in the parish, and the population was estimated at 30 in 2013. The deserted medieval village of East Tanfield lies near Manor Farm on the banks of the River Ure.
East Tanfield was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was in the possession of Count Alan of Brittany. It was a prosperous community in the medieval period, but appears to have been deserted in the 16th century.
East Tanfield was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirklington in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. It was transferred to the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire in 1974. Richmondshire was abolished in 2023 and a new unitary authority, North Yorkshire Council, replaced it.
The parish shares a grouped parish council, Tanfield Parish Council, with the much larger parish of West Tanfield.
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References
- ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2016. In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was included in the parish of West Tanfield.
- ^ Historic England. "East Tanfield deserted medieval village (1016260)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Kirklington". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ "Parish Council". Retrieved 3 February 2013.