Weeton, West Riding
| Weeton | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Barnabas, Weeton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE285466 |
| Location: | 53°55’1"N, 1°33’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 929 (2011) |
| Post town: | Leeds |
| Postcode: | LS17 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Weeton is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Widetun(e)/Wideton(e) and seems to derive from Old English wiðig tun, meaning 'willow village (or estate or farm)'.[1]
The vllage stands between Otley and Harrogate, close to the River Wharfe, and is largely populated by commuters working in Leeds and Bradford.
The parish also contains the village of Huby, a mile north-west of Weeton, where Weeton railway station is situated.
Parish church
The village church is called St Barnabas and was built at the cost of the Earl of Harewood. The foundation stone was laid in 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon and construction was completed in 1852.
The nearby parsonage was built in 1853. The first three vicars were the Rev. James Palmes, the Rev. T.H. Fearon and, from 1867, the Rev. Christopher Wybergh.[2]
About the village
Weeton has no pub, shop or post office.
To the south east of Weeton, Rougemont Castle is an example of a well-preserved ringwork, located above the north bank of the River Wharfe, where the river turns in a right-angle at its confluence with Weeton Beck.[3]
Society and sport
The Weeton Agricultural Show is held each year
The village is the subject of a booklet by Joan Coombs.[4]
- Cricket: Weeton and Huby Cricket Club.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Victor Watts (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. WEETON (2).
- ↑ The History and Topology of Harrogate and Knaresborough Forest by William Grainge
- ↑ National Heritage List 1010026: Weeton, West Riding
- ↑ The Area of Benefit: a History of Huby and Weeton and nearby villages, by Joan Coombs, c1977.
