Scriven
Scriven is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. From 1947 to 1998 Scriven was part of the Claro Registration District, until this was abolished. [1]
Early history
Previously Scriven-with-Tentergate was a parish however in modern days it is now known as Scriven. The name Scriven originally meant "Hollow-place" and could have referred to the quarrying that occurred nearby.[2] Tentergate however contains the derivative "gate", which is the Scandinavian translation for street, and was the place where cloth was stretched for drying.[3]
In the 1870s, Scriven was described as:
- SCRIVEN-WITH-TENTERGATE, a township in Knaresborough parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Nidd, 1 mile N by W of Knaresborough. Acres, 1, 767. Real property, £5, 901; of which £40 are in gas-works. Pop., 1, 426. Houses, 353. The manor belonged anciently to the Scrivens; passed, in the time of Henry III., to the Slingsbys; and, with S. Hall, belongs now to SirSlingsby, Bart. Conyngarth Saxon camp and Gates-hill Danish camp are near the Hall.[4]
Occupation Structure
The pie chart below shows the occupational strcture of Scriven in 1881
Population
According to the 2011 census it had a population of 233.[5]. Due to the change in parish boundary, from Scirven with Tentergate to Scriven, the population also reflects this and there seems to be a sudden decrease.
Modern Scriven
References
- ^ "Scriven Registration Information". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ ""Key to English Place-names: Scriven"". "The University of Nottingham". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "A History of Knaresborough: Origins". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Wilson, John (1870–1872). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales". Edinburgh: Bartholomew. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Scriven (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". "Neighbourhood Statistics". "Office for National Statistics".
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External links
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