Wharfe, North Yorkshire
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Wharfe is a hamlet
about a mile north east of the village of Austwick
, North Yorkshire
, England
. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', Moughton Fell rises immediately behind the hamlet to a height of 1400 ft (426.7 m). The upper plateau of Moughton is contained within 856 acres (3.5 km²) of common land with grazing rights (known as sheep gaits).
there were families with the name of wharfe dating back to at least 1400s living in the areas between malham and austwick including wharfe hamlet.
In the 1379 poll tax wharfe appears as querf and qwerf.
The hamlet is within the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and is close to the Norber Erratics, a group of boulders moved by glacier
s during the last ice age
.
In 2009 the hamlet of Wharfe consists of 12 dwellings, of which 10 are currently occupied. The population consists of 20 adults and 6 children. 3 of the occupied households (6 adults) are pensioner households.
In 1967 there were nine dwellings of which seven were occupied, including three working farms. The population consisted of 10 adults and 6 children. 3 of the occupied households (4 adults) were pensioner households. Of the three working farms, both Wharfe House Farm (94 acres) and Fleet House Farm ceased farming operations in 1967, and Low House Farm (147 acres plus 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) added since 1967) ceased operations in 2000.
The 1901 census shows that there were 8 dwellings, 7 occupied. There was a population of 37 (21 adults and 16 children).
In 1871 there were 8 households with a population of 35.
The 1841 census shows 11 households, with a population of 36 (29 adults and 7 children) with an average age of 36 years.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
about a mile north east of the village of Austwick
Austwick
Austwick is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, about north west of Settle. The village is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park....
, 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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', Moughton Fell rises immediately behind the hamlet to a height of 1400 ft (426.7 m). The upper plateau of Moughton is contained within 856 acres (3.5 km²) of common land with grazing rights (known as sheep gaits).
there were families with the name of wharfe dating back to at least 1400s living in the areas between malham and austwick including wharfe hamlet.
In the 1379 poll tax wharfe appears as querf and qwerf.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
s during the last ice age
Ice age
An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers...
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In 2009 the hamlet of Wharfe consists of 12 dwellings, of which 10 are currently occupied. The population consists of 20 adults and 6 children. 3 of the occupied households (6 adults) are pensioner households.
In 1967 there were nine dwellings of which seven were occupied, including three working farms. The population consisted of 10 adults and 6 children. 3 of the occupied households (4 adults) were pensioner households. Of the three working farms, both Wharfe House Farm (94 acres) and Fleet House Farm ceased farming operations in 1967, and Low House Farm (147 acres plus 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) added since 1967) ceased operations in 2000.
The 1901 census shows that there were 8 dwellings, 7 occupied. There was a population of 37 (21 adults and 16 children).
In 1871 there were 8 households with a population of 35.
The 1841 census shows 11 households, with a population of 36 (29 adults and 7 children) with an average age of 36 years.