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Fewston

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Fewston
Summary

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

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countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameFewston
population182
population_ref(Including Blubberhouses. 2011 census)
civil_parishFewston
unitary_englandNorth Yorkshire
lieutenancy_englandNorth Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
post_townHARROGATE
postcode_districtHG3
postcode_areaHG
os_grid_referenceSE177529
The village church

Fewston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs.

St Michael and St Lawrence's Church, Fewston mostly dates from 1697, although the tower was built in the 14th century. The Washburn Heritage Centre, adjacent to the church, opened in February 2011.

History

The name Fewston derives from either the Old Norse personal name Fotr or the Old English personal name Fot and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.

Fewston was an ancient parish in the Forest of Knaresborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It covered a wide area, and included the townships of Blubberhouses, Clifton with Norwood, Great Timble, and Thruscross. All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866. Fewston was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The poet Edward Fairfax lived at nearby New Hall, now submerged under the waters of Fewston Reservoir, as did Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Edward's daughters Elizabeth and Anne were baptised in the village church in 1606 and 1621 respectively, while Ferdinando's daughter Mary and son Charles were baptised there in 1606 and 1615.

References

References

  1. "Fewston Parish".
  2. ''The Church of St Michael and St Lawrence, Fewston'', by The Friends of Fewston Church, published 2006.
  3. "About Us". Washburn Heritage Centre.
  4. "Key to English Place-names".
  5. "Genuki: Fewston, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1868., Yorkshire (West Riding)".
  6. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424677 Vision of Britain website]
  7. ''The History and Topology of Harrogate and Knaresborough Forest'' by [[William Grainge]], 1871, reprinted 1988 by M.T.D. Rigg, Guiseley.
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