Hawkswick
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| Population | 70 |
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| OS grid reference | SD954705 |
| Civil parish | Hawkswick |
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 54°07′51″N 2°04′15″W / 54.130920°N 2.070910°W
Hawkswick is a hamlet and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales it lies in Littondale on the River Skirfare.
The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2012.[1]
Hawkswick was historically a township in the ancient parish of Arncliffe, part of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] Hawkswick became a separate civil parish in 1866.[3]
The parish was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974.
References
- ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales". 1870. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Vision of Britain website
External links
Media related to Hawkswick at Wikimedia Commons
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