Wath, North Riding
- Not to be confused with Wath, Hovingham
| Wath | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wath | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE324770 |
| Location: | 54°11’19"N, 1°30’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 210 (2015 est.) |
| Post town: | Ripon |
| Postcode: | HG4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Wath (also known as Wath-by-Ripon) is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, four mles north of Ripon. The population of the parish was estimated at 210 in 2015.
The parish church, St Mary, @.[1]
History
The name Wath derives from Old Norse and means "ford",[2] which has led to speculation that the name associates with a crossing through water, most likely Wath Beck at the east end of the village.[3]
The village is noted in the Domesday Book[4] where it was in the ownership of Count Alan, having previously been owned by Archil and Rothschil in 1066. William the Conqueror granted to Count Alan.[5][3]
The manor and village were in dispute about ownership through the first half of the 13th century. These disputes culminated in a Papal Court which decided that the two warring parties would submit a champion each in a duel. The abbot of Mont St Michel feared for his life, and that of his champion, and so renounced all claims on the village. The winner was Sir Robert Marmion, whose family were already resident at West Tanfield and who built their castle (Marmion Tower).[6]
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References
- ↑ "Photograph of St Mary's Church, Wath, Yorkshire". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/NRY/WathStMary.html. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 501 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wath ca 2011, p. 3.
- ↑ Wath, North Riding in the Domesday Book
- ↑ A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 1 pp 390-396: Parishes: Wath (Victoria County History)
- ↑ Wath ca 2011, p. 4.
