Whashton
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Coordinates: 54°27′04″N 1°46′10″W / 54.45114°N 1.7694°W
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 Whashton
Whashton shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | NZ150062 |
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| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Whashton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village gives its name, anciently spelled Whassyngton, and Washington, to the family of George Washington, the first US President.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Farming
The village is surrounded by farmland and has 2 main farms the Hagg which is down a track away from the main village. the farm caters for pig farming with a residential property on site (part of the Hartforth estate.) and another Whashton Farm set in the main village catering for cows.
[edit] Village
The village has a pub 'the Hack and Spade' however that is the only village amenity apart from a post box. the village is set on several walks http://www.whashton.net/ around the surrounding Yorkshire hills. The local town is Richmond approximately 5 miles away. the village is set only a few miles off the A66.
[edit] See also
Whashton families recorded in the 1861 and 1891 census's can be found here: http://www.whashton.net/
[edit] References
- ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mYwuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravensworth+george+washington&dq=ravensworth+george+washington&hl=en&ei=jt_CTb65NuHP4wayi8jpBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwATgK
- ^ http://www.stavacademy.co.uk/mimir/moere.htm
- ^ http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924104091586/cu31924104091586_djvu.txt
[edit] External links
Media related to Whashton at Wikimedia Commons
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