Hartforth

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Hartforth
Hartforth
Hartforth is located in North Yorkshire
Hartforth
Hartforth
Location within North Yorkshire
Population558 (2021[1])
OS grid referenceNZ173064
• London210 mi (340 km) SSE
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL10
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°27′11″N 1°44′01″W / 54.45318°N 1.73355°W / 54.45318; -1.73355

Hartforth is a small village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-west from the market town of Darlington, and is part of the civil parish of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury. The population was 558 at the 2021 census.

Hartforth Hall

Hartforth Hall[edit]

Hartforth Hall is a Grade II* listed country house. It was built in 1744 for William Cradock of Gilling, who had bought the manor of Hartforth in 1720. Additions were made in 1792 and c. 1900.[2] It passed to Sheldon Cradock, MP for Camelford, whose grandson, Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock, was born at Hartforth in 1862 and who died at the Battle of Coronel.[3] The property was operated as a hotel and wedding venue from 1986 to 2017, but the hotel is now permanently closed.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Hartforth Hall (1131933)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ^ Halpern, Paul G, Cradock, Sir Christopher George Francis Maurice (1862–1914), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press (2004); online edition, January 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. ^ North Yorkshire Hotels. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links[edit]

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