Hackforth
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image =
| static_image_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|54.33644|-1.62666|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Hackforth
| population = 169
| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=1170216851|title=Hackforth Parish|accessdate=16 March 2018}}
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = Bedale
| postcode_district = DL8
| postcode_area = DL
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE243934
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Hackforth is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} north of Bedale.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn)|isbn= 9780319231593 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}} Nearby settlements include Langthorne and Crakehall.
History
Hackforth was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as being in the hundred of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of Yorkshire, the population was estimated at 6 households.{{Cite web|title=Hackforth {{!}} Domesday Book|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE2494/hackforth/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=opendomesday.org}}
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tunstall as:
"a township in Hornby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4¼ miles NNW of Bedale. Acres, 1, 264. Real property, £1, 957. Pop., 1 67. Houses, 28. The property belongs to the Duke of Leeds. Bishop Tunstall was a native."{{Cite web|title=History of Hackforth, in Hambleton and North Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12799|access-date=2020-07-24|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}As mentioned in the gazetteer, Hackforth was the birthplace of Cuthbert Tunstall, who served as the Prince-Bishop of Durham on two occasions between the years of 1530 and 1559, during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Governance
Until 2023, Hackforth was part of the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentary constituency. It was removed and added to the expanded Thirsk and Malton Constituency, in part due to areas from that constituency being created into a new seat of Wetherby and Easingwold.{{cite web |title=Boundary Commission for England - Revised Proposals for the Yorkshire and Humber Region |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/review2023/b65f7782-658b-4c4a-9cba-59c16c807f77/a3-maps/YH_49_Thirsk%20and%20Malton%20CC.pdf |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk |access-date=30 June 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Gleeson |first1=Janet |title='How stupid' protest over moving Bedale out of Richmond |url=https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23633282.anger-bedale-moved-richmond-constituency/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Darlington and Stockton Times |date=9 July 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Darley |first1=Karen |title=New Conservative Association created to reflect boundary change |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/23791563.new-conservative-association-created-reflect-boundary-change/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Gazette & Herald |date=15 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=445761&y=486520&z=4&bnd1=wmcpreop&bnd2=&labels=off |website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=30 June 2024 |quote=On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.}} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
File:Hackforth and Hornby Church of England Primary School.jpg
Community and culture
The village is served by a primary school, Hackforth and Hornby CofE, with a capacity for 42 pupils.{{Cite web|last=Ofsted Communications Team|date=2019-10-16|title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report|access-date=2020-07-24|website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}} Hackforth has a public house, The Greyhound, and a village hall built in 1936{{Cite web|title=About – Hackforth Village Hall|url=http://hackforthvillagehall.com/about|access-date=2020-07-24|language=en-US}} which has also been used as a live music venue since 2013, hosting acts such as The Dunwells.{{Cite web|title=Top live music acts returning to pop-up village hall venue|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11808206.top-live-music-acts-returning-pop-up-village-hall-venue/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=The Northern Echo|date=20 February 2015 |language=en}} {{clear left}}
See also
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