Arkle Town

Arkle Town

Looking past Raw Bank to Arkle Town in the middle distance with Langthwaite behind
Arkle Town
Arkle Town shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference NZ006024
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RICHMOND
Postcode district DL11
Dialling code 01748
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Arkle Town is a hamlet adjoining Langthwaite in Arkengarthdale in the Richmondshire district of, North Yorkshire, England. Arkel is a Norse personal name and probably arrived with settlers during the tenth century.[1] Formerly it had a parish church, inn and workhouse. Now there are none of these though the graveyard can still be traced.

The 1851 census counted 41 houses in Arkle Town.[2]

References

  1. Batty, Margaret (1982) A View of Akengarthdale. Teesdale Mercury Press. Page 4.
  2. Batty. pp 14.

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