Arkle Town
| Arkle Town | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Past Raw Bank to Arkle Town | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ006024 |
| Location: | 54°25’2"N, 1°59’32"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Richmond |
| Postcode: | DL11 |
| Dialling code: | 01748 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Richmond |
Arkle Town is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is to be found just half a mile to the south of Langthwaite and two and a half miles north-west of Reeth.
History
"Arkel" is a Norse personal name and probably arrived with settlers during the tenth century.[1] Formerly it had a parish church, inn and workhouse, the only evidence of these buildings that remains is a small number of gravestones at the site of the former St. Mary's Church, which was relocated further up the dale in 1816.[2] The 1851 census counted 41 houses in Arkle Town.[3]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Batty, Margaret (1982). A View of Akengarthdale. Teesdale Mercury Press. p. 4.
- ↑ "Home - Arkengarthdale Parish Council" (in en). http://www.arkengarthdale.org.uk/.
- ↑ Batty. p 14.