Dishforth

Dishforth /ˈdɪʃfəθ/^[2] is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Dishforth translates from Old English as dic-ford; a ford by a dike or ditch.^[3] The population of the parish taken at the 2001 census as 719^[4] and had risen to 905 by the time of the 2011 census.^[1]

Dishforth
The main street in Dishforth
Dishforth Location within North Yorkshire
Population	905 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE382732
Civil parish	Dishforth
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THIRSK
Postcode district	YO7
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°09′10″N 1°25′03″W

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Dishforths two pubs; the Black Swan (left) and the Crown Inn (right)

It is just north of Dishforth Airfield, which up until April 2016 was an Army Air Corps helicopter station.^[5] The village is close to the A1(M) and the A168.^[6] The original route of the Great North Road runs through the village but RAF Dishforth was built over the old road which used to be the A1 and later the A167. The closest town is Boroughbridge 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south.^[7]

The village has two pubs adjacent to one another; the Black Swan and the Crown Inn. The village has a small Methodist church, Dishforth Village Hall (which used to be the village church)^[8] and a primary school.^[9]

See also

• Listed buildings in Dishforth