Difference between revisions of "Hunderthwaite"
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| − | '''Hunderthwaite''' is a village in the [[Pennines]], within the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], a mile south-west of Romaldskirk in the lands south of [[Teesdale]], close to where the Tees | + | '''Hunderthwaite''' is a village in the [[Pennines]], within the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], a mile south-west of Romaldskirk in the lands south of [[Teesdale]], close to where the Tees is joined by the [[River Balder]]. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 114. |
| − | The name 'Hunderthwaite' may be derived most plausibly from Old Norse ''Hunrothr-þveit'', meaning 'Hunroð's clearing',<ref>{{cite web|title=Key to English Place-names|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20NR/Hunderthwaite}}</ref> or possibly " | + | The name 'Hunderthwaite' may be derived most plausibly from Old Norse ''Hunrothr-þveit'', meaning 'Hunroð's clearing',<ref>{{cite web|title=Key to English Place-names|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20NR/Hunderthwaite}}</ref> or possibly "Hounds' Clearing".. |
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:04, 23 September 2018
| Hunderthwaite | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Village Farm, Hunderthwaite | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY986210 |
| Location: | 54°35’6"N, 2°1’19"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Barnard Castle |
| Postcode: | DL12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Durham |
Hunderthwaite is a village in the Pennines, within the North Riding of Yorkshire, a mile south-west of Romaldskirk in the lands south of Teesdale, close to where the Tees is joined by the River Balder. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 114.
The name 'Hunderthwaite' may be derived most plausibly from Old Norse Hunrothr-þveit, meaning 'Hunroð's clearing',[1] or possibly "Hounds' Clearing"..
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hunderthwaite) |
