Wharfe, North Yorkshire

Wharfe
Wharfe
 Wharfe shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSD78376951
Civil parishAustwick
DistrictCraven
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LANCASTER
Postcode district LA2
Dialling code 015242
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentSkipton and Ripon
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Coordinates: 54°09′30″N 2°27′35″W / 54.1583°N 2.4596°W / 54.1583; -2.4596

Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend',[1] The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck.[2] Austwick Beck, which runs through Wharfe, flows in to the River Wenning which in turn flows in to the River Lune. Moughton Fell rises immediately behind the hamlet to a height of 1,400 ft (430 m). The upper plateau of Moughton is contained within 856 acres (3.46 km2) of common land with grazing rights (known as sheep gaits). The hamlet is within the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park[3] and is close to the Norber erratics, a group of boulders moved by glaciers during the last ice age.[4]

There were families with the name of Wharfe dating back to at least the 15th century living in the areas between Malham and Austwick, including the hamlet of Wharfe. In the 1379 poll tax Wharfe appears as querf and qwerf.

Farmland near Wharfe

In 2014 there are 14 dwellings. 11 are occupied, 2 are holiday homes and 1 is being refurbished. The current permanent population is 30 (21 adults, 9 children) 3 households are pensioner households (4 adults).

In 2009 there were 12 dwellings, of which 10 were currently occupied. The population was 26 (20 adults and 6 children). 3 of the occupied households (6 adults) were pensioner households.

In 1967 there were nine dwellings of which seven were occupied, including three working farms. The population was 16 (10 adults and 6 children). 3 of the occupied households (4 adults) were pensioner households. Of the three working farms, both Wharfe House Farm (94 acres) and Fleet House Farm ceased farming operations in 1967, and Low House Farm (147 acres plus 24 acres (97,000 m2) added since 1967) ceased operations in 2000.

The 1901 census shows that there were 8 dwellings, 7 occupied. There was a population of 37 (21 adults and 16 children).

In 1871 there were 8 households with a population of 35.

The 1841 census shows 11 households, with a population of 36 (29 adults and 7 children) with an average age of 36 years.

References

  1. Metcalfe, Peter (1992). Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales. North Yorkshire Marketing Ltd. p. 80.
  2. "Landscape character areas - Crummackdale" (PDF). Yorkshire Dales National Park.
  3. 2007 Road Atlas: Great Britain and Ireland (26th Edition). St. Ives: Automobile Association Developments Limited. July 2006. p. 35.
  4. "Norber Erratics". Skiptonweb. Skiptonweb. 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

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