Little Habton | |
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Habton Grange Farm | |
Location within
North Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE7477 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Little Habton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now currently in the parish of Habton, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961, it had a population of 59. [1]
The name "Habton" means 'Hab(b)a's farm/settlement'. [2] Little Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/Abetune/Habetun. [3] Little Habton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby Misperton, [4] from 1866, Little Habton was a civil parish in its own right, [5] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Habton and Ryton to form Habton. [6]