Clint, North Yorkshire

Clint
Clint
 Clint shown within North Yorkshire
Population 488 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE261598
Civil parishClint cum Hamlets
DistrictHarrogate
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°02′N 1°37′W / 54.03°N 1.61°W / 54.03; -1.61

Clint is a village in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Nidd, 4 miles north-west of Harrogate. Clint is the largest village in the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets, which also includes the settlements of Burnt Yates and Bedlam.

The toponym represents the Old Danish klint, meaning "steep or rocky bank".[2]

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. Smith, A.H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 98.


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