Bank Newton

Coordinates: 53°58′26″N 2°08′20″W / 53.974°N 2.139°W / 53.974; -2.139
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Canal lock at Bank Newton

Bank Newton is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 47. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Gargrave.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to be 50.[2]

It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Skipton and is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal; there are six locks on the canal at Bank Newton.[3] In 2016, as part of the canal's bicentenary, lock number 38 was officially renamed the 'Mike Clarke Lock' in commemoration to the president of 'The Leeds and Liverpool Society' Mike Clarke.[4]

A notable historic house is Newton Grange which now provides holiday cottage accommodation and is a venue for weddings.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gargrave Parish (E04007083)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ Pratt, Derek (2015). Great waterways journeys : 20 glorious routes circling England, by canal and river. London: Bloomsbury. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4729-0583-3.
  4. ^ "Canal historian honoured with lock naming ceremony". Canal & River Trust. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Newton Grange Farmhouse (Grade II) (1167639)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ^ Tate, Lesley (10 November 2016). "Farmer runs out of time to demolish unauthorised barn". Craven Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

53°58′26″N 2°08′20″W / 53.974°N 2.139°W / 53.974; -2.139