Howe, North Yorkshire
| Howe | |
|---|---|
  Howe Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 20 |
| OS grid reference | SE356803 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THIRSK |
| Postcode district | YO7 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Howe is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Ainderby Quernhow and the A61 and 5 miles (8 km) west of Thirsk. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 20 in 2015.[1]
Howe, from the Old Norse word haugr, is a Middle English topographic name for a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow.[2] Howe was historically a township in the ancient parish of Pickhill with Roxby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 it belonged to Count Alan of Brittany. In the Middle Ages the manor belonged to St Leonard's Hospital, York.[3] Howe became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4]
References
- ^ "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2017. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with Ainderby Quernhow and Holme parishes and not counted separately."Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Standard English words which have a Scandinavian Etymology (The Vikings in England) [1]
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Pickhill with Roxby". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Vision of Britain website