Kirklington cum Upsland
| Kirklington cum Upsland | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
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| Coordinates: 54°13′34″N 1°30′47″W / 54.226°N 1.513°WCoordinates: 54°13′34″N 1°30′47″W / 54.226°N 1.513°W | |
| Country | England |
| Primary council | Hambleton |
| County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Status | Parish |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parish Council |
| • EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Population (2001 census) | |
| • Total | 204 |
Kirklington cum Upsland is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The main settlement is Kirklington. Upsland is a single farm in the south-west of the parish.
Kirklington cum Upsland was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirklington in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[1] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[2] From 1894 it formed an urban district, but in 1934 the urban district was abolished and merged with Bedale Rural District.[3] In 1974 the parish was transferred to Hambleton district in the new county of North Yorkshire. Since 1978 it has shared a grouped parish council, Kirklington with Sutton Howgrave, with the parishes of Howgrave and Sutton with Howgrave.