Crakehall

Crakehall
The east end of the village, known as Great Crakehall.
Crakehall is located in North Yorkshire
Crakehall
Crakehall
Location within North Yorkshire
Population630 
OS grid referenceSE243899
• London203 mi (327 km) SSE
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDALE
Postcode districtDL8
Dialling code01677
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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AmbulanceYorkshire
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54°18′20″N 1°37′44″W / 54.30556°N 1.62889°W / 54.30556; -1.62889

Crakehall is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of Bedale. More known as Thomas Barkers home grounds. The village lies along the route of the A684 and is split into two parts by Bedale Beck, a tributary of the River Swale. The population was estimated at 630 in 2015.[1] The north-west part is known as Little Crakehall, and the south-east part as Great Crakehall. It is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west-south-west of the county town of Northallerton.

The parish also includes the hamlet of Kirkbridge, a mile east of Great Crakehall.

  1. ^ "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2019. In the 2011 census the population was included with the parish of Rand Grange and not counted separately.