Langthorpe

Langthorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 812.^[1] It is situated to the immediate north of Boroughbridge on the A168 road.

Langthorpe
Skelton Road, Langthorpe
Langthorpe Location within North Yorkshire
Population	812 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE390674
Civil parish	Langthorpe
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO51
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.10122°N 1.40419°W / 54.10122; -1.40419

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torp in the Hallikeld hundred. The lands were the possession of Gospatric, son of Arnketil both before and after the Norman invasion.^[2]

There was a brewery, Warwick's Anchor Brewery, in the village, but now disused.^[3]

Governance

The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Geography

The old brewery at Langthorpe, beside the River Ure, now converted into housing

The nearest settlements are Boroughbridge 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south; Milby 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the north-east; Kirby-on-the-Moor 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the north and Skelton-on-Ure 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to the west.^[4]

The 2001 UK Census recorded the parish population as 774 of which 638 are over sixteen years old and 412 of those were in employment. There were 327 dwellings of which 122 were detached.^[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Langthorpe