Halton West

For the village in North Lincolnshire, see West Halton.

Halton West
Road through the village
Halton West is located in North Yorkshire
Halton West
Halton West
Location within North Yorkshire
Population70 
OS grid referenceSD844543
Civil parish
  • Halton West
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKIPTON
Postcode districtBD23
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
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England
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53°59′07″N 2°14′22″W / 53.985180°N 2.239380°W / 53.985180; -2.239380

Halton West is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population in 2015 at 70.[1] It is situated on the River Ribble and is 7 miles (11 km) north of Barnoldswick, 7 miles (11 km) south of Settle and 12 miles (19 km) west of Skipton.

The place was first recorded in about 1200 as Halton. The name is derived from the Old English halh 'nook' and tūn 'farm or village', so means 'farm or village in or by a nook'. "West" was added to distinguish the village from another Halton, now Halton East, 12 miles (19 km) to the east.[2]

Halton West, historically also known as West Halton, was a township in the ancient parish of Long Preston in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3][4] It became a civil parish in 1866,[5] and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

  1. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2019. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was not counted separately, but was included in the civil parish of Wigglesworth. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wigglesworth Parish (E04007126)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 157.
  3. ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Long Preston:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "History of West Halton, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Halton CP/Tn. Retrieved 29 March 2021.