Fawdington - Izeria

Fawdington is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the River Swale and near the A1(M) motorway, 8 miles (13 km) south of Thirsk, and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Boroughbridge. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2015. The population remained at less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details were included in the old civil parish of Brafferton, North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The name of the hamlet is generally agreed to derive from a mixture of Old English and Old Norse, with the suffix tūn meaning town. However the first part is in dispute; Ekwall states that it derives from the Old English Falding, meaning the place where animals were folded (brought into a fold), whereas the English Place-Name Society states that it is from Falda, a personal name.

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Eldmire with Crakehill

Eldmire with Crakehill is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 30 in 2013. There is no village in the parish: it consists of a number of scattered houses and farms, including the hamlets of Eldmire and Crakehill, on the east bank of the River Swale. Crakehill was mentioned in Domesday Book (as Crecala). It was joined with the manor of Eldmire (also spelt Elmire) from at least the early 14th century. The two settlements formed a township in the ancient parish of Topcliffe and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton and is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Cundall, North Yorkshire

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St Mary and All Saints' Church, Cundall

St Mary and All Saints' Church is the parish church of Cundall, North Yorkshire, a village in England. There was a mediaeval church in Cundall, which was described in 1823 as "mean and diminuitive", with a recently built brick tower. The building was demolished, and a replacement was designed by Mallinson and Healey, and completed in 1852. The church was grade II listed in 1987. The church is built of limestone with a Westmorland slate roof, in the Decorated style. It consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch, a lower two-bay chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, a south stair tower, a west clock face, tall bell openings, and an embattled parapet. The porch is gabled and contains a pointed arch with a moulded surround. Inside the tower is an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft decorated with animals, dating from around 800. The wooden altar rail dates from 1852, while most other fixtures are early 20th century. The clock mechanism dates from 1875.

RAF Helperby

RAF Helperby (also known as RAF Brafferton), was a First World War era airfield near to the villages of Brafferton and Helperby in North Yorkshire, England. It was used initially by No. 33 Squadron RAF, and then later by No. 76 Squadron RAF in the home defence (HD) role. During the Second World War, the site was used as an ammunition supply depot, being operated by No. 92 Maintenance Unit RAF, and also by the USAAF. The site was known to have stored mustard gas and other chemical weapons during the period of the Second World War.