Otterburn, North Yorkshire
| Otterburn | |
|---|---|
 Otterburn Beck, north of Otterburn | |
.svg)  Otterburn Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD883578 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Otterburn (historically known as Otterburn-in-Craven)[1] is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is at OS Grid Reference SD8857, near Airton, Calton and the A65. The village is 9 miles (14 km) north west of Skipton[2] and 1.9 miles (3 km) east of Hellifield.[3]
At the 2011 census the population was less than 100, so the details are included in the civil parish of Airton.
History[edit]
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was listed as Otreburne and belonging to Roger de Poitou.[4] The name Otterburn derives from Otter Stream, which is the beck that flows through the village.[5] Otterburn Beck, as the stream is now known, drains a catchment covering over 7.3 square miles (19 km2) and flows south east, covering a distance of 9.6 miles (15.5 km) before running into the River Aire at Bell Busk.[6]
The low-lying pasture land between Otterburn and Bell Busk along which the Otterburn Beck travels, has been known to flood dramatically, with a particular great flood in July 1881. Speight postulates that the land is prone to flooding as it was the site of a lake in ancient times.[7] As flooding here can have a detrimental effect on the downstream locations, it has been suggested as a possible tree-planting area to help alleviate flooding in times of high rainfall.[8][9]
A Poll Tax in the 14th century determined that 14 families lived there with one being a blacksmith.[10] It was also known as being the centrepoint of the Deanery of Craven.[11] Historically, the land was divided between the monasteries of Fountains Abbey and Bolton Abbey.[12] After the Dissolution of the Monasteries (c. 1538), the land was leased to John Lambert of Calton for 60 years.[13]
In 1885, a large Neolithic barrow was discovered in a field to the south of the village. It was described as being perfectly circular and had a diameter of 30 yards (27 m). The site is now a scheduled ancient monument.[7][14]
Otterburn was originally in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire,[15] but was moved into North Yorkshire when the boundary changes approved in 1973 came into effect in 1974.[16] As the population of the village numbered less than 100 people at the 2011 census, the village was included in the civil parish of Airton for census purposes.[17] However, in 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to number 40 people, a drop from 50 recorded at the 2011 census.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Speight 1892, p. 353.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Kirkby Malhamdale:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "103" (Map). Blackburn & Burnley, Clitheroe & Skipton. 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319262016.
- ^ "Otterburn | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Otterburn Beck from Source to River Aire". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b Speight 1892, p. 309.
- ^ "Flood defence tree planting proposal". BBC News. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Bridgen, Mike (1 August 2013). "New woodland grants". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Walking: Take this Yorkshire escape route to a more laid-back world". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Speight 1892, p. 306.
- ^ Speight 1892, p. 308.
- ^ Hoyle, Richard (1989). "Monastic Leasing Before the Dissolution; the Evidence of Bolton Priory and Fountains Abbey". The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 61. London: YAJ: 127. ISSN 0084-4276.
- ^ Historic England. "Crane Field round barrow (1010448)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "History of Otterburn, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 100. ISBN 9781840337532.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Airton Parish (E04007054)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
Sources[edit]
- Speight, Harry (1892). The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands. London: Elliot Stock. OCLC 7219082.
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