Heathfield, North Yorkshire
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Heathfield is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stonebeck Down
in upper Nidderdale
, in North Yorkshire
, England. It lies on a broad terrace on the west side of the dale, overlooking a steep slope down to the River Nidd
.
Heathfield was first recorded in Domesday Book
at Higrefeld. The name is derived from Old English
, and means "open land frequented by jays". By the 17th century the name had become Hearfield, and in the 18th century was recorded as Heathfield. In the middle ages the land was owned by Byland Abbey
, which mined lead and established a grange there.
Heathfield Moor rises west of the hamlet, and is managed for grouse shooting.
Stonebeck Down
Stonebeck Down is a civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. Historically it was a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard.The main settlements in the parish are the village of Ramsgill and the hamlets of Stean and Heathfield....
in upper Nidderdale
Nidderdale
Nidderdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows south through the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse.The only town in the dale is...
, in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England. It lies on a broad terrace on the west side of the dale, overlooking a steep slope down to the River Nidd
River Nidd
The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. In its first few miles it is dammed three times to create Angram Reservoir, Scar House Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir which attract around 150,000 visitors a year...
.
Heathfield was first recorded in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
at Higrefeld. The name is derived from Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
, and means "open land frequented by jays". By the 17th century the name had become Hearfield, and in the 18th century was recorded as Heathfield. In the middle ages the land was owned by Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England at .-History:It was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It wasn't an easy start for the community who had had to move five times before...
, which mined lead and established a grange there.
Heathfield Moor rises west of the hamlet, and is managed for grouse shooting.