| Scriven | |
|---|---|
 The village green in Scriven | |
.svg)  Scriven Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 233 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE349585 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNARESBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | HG5 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Scriven is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the town of Knaresborough. From 1947 to 1998 Scriven was part of the Claro Registration District, until this was abolished.[1] It is situated north-west of the A6055 road from Bond End and situated north-east of the B6165 Ripley Road.
Scriven-with-Tentergate was a parish however in modern days it is now known as Scriven due to a boundary change. The name Scriven originally meant "Hollow-place" with pits 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]
- ^ "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.