Plompton (formerly also spelt Plumpton) is a hamlet and civil parish south of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A661.
| Plompton | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Plompton Hall | |
.svg)  Plompton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 124 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE355535 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNARESBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | HG5 |
| Dialling code | 01423 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Plompton Hall is a Grade II* listed building designed by the architect John Carr and built about 1760.[2] The composer John Hebden originates from the parish.
History
editPlompton was mentioned in Domesday Book (as Plontone) and in the Middle Ages was variously spelt Plumton, Plumpton or Plompton. The name is from the Old English plūme and tūn, and means ‘plum-tree farmstead’.[3] Plompton or Plumpton was historically a township in the parish of Spofforth in the West Riding of Yorkshire and became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4] It was the seat of the Plumpton family from the reign of William the Conqueror until 1749, when it was sold to Daniel Lascelles.[5] The estate was then part of the Harewood estate until the 1950s.[6] It was reacquired by the Plumpton family in the 20th century.
Plumpton Rocks
editPlumpton Rocks is a man-made lake and surrounding pleasure gardens in the grounds of Plompton Hall. The gardens were designed by Daniel Lascelles
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1149836)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 30.
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ "Genuki: PLUMPTON, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Plumpton Rocks (Grade II*) (1000535)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
External links
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Media related to Plompton at Wikimedia Commons- "The Ancient Parish of Spofforth". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 October 2007. Plompton was in this parish
- Plumpton Rocks website
