Walburn, North Yorkshire

For the actor, see Raymond Walburn.

Walburn is a hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located in lower Swaledale, 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Richmond. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2016.^[1]

Walburn
Walburn Hall
Walburn Location within North Yorkshire
Population	10
OS grid reference	SE119959
Civil parish	Walburn
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Richmond
Postcode district	DL11
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.3588°N 1.8186°W / 54.3588; -1.8186

The army training camp of Wathgill is in the parish.

History

The toponym is derived from the Old English wala "Britons or Welshmen" and burna "stream",^[2] indicating the presence of Britons in the area when the English arrived.^[3]

Walburn was historically a township in the parish of Downholme in the wapentake of Hang West in the North Riding of Yorkshire. From 1286 Walburn was held of the manor of Thornton Steward, whose lords were mesne tenants of the honour of Richmond.^[4]

Walburn became a separate civil parish in 1866.^[5] In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Walburn Hall

Walburn Hall is a fortified house probably dating from the 12th century but much altered in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a Grade I listed building, now used as a farmhouse.^[6][4]