Place:East Tanfield, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Name	East Tanfield
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	54.195°N 1.563°W
Located in	North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	North Yorkshire, England (1974 - )
	Yorkshire, England
See also	Kirklington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	ancient parish in which it was a township
	Halikeld Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	early division in which it was located
	Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	rural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
	Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England	municipal district of which it has been a part since 1974

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East Tanfield (#9 on map) is a civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. There is no modern village in the parish, and the population was estimated at 30 in 2013. The deserted medieval village of East Tanfield lies near Manor Farm on the banks of the River Ure.

East Tanfield was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was in the possession of Count Alan of Brittany. It was a prosperous community in the medieval period, but appears to have been deserted in the 16th century.

East Tanfield was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirklington in the North Riding of Yorkshire It became a separate civil parish in 1866. It was transferred to North Yorkshire following the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974. The parish shares a grouped parish council, Tanfield Parish Council, with the much larger parish of West Tanfield (#29).

Between 1894 and 1974, East Tanfield was part of Bedale Rural District.

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GENUKI on East Tanfield. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
A Vision of Britain through Time on East Tanfield.
The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Kirklington provides a list of useful resources for the local area.

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Categories: North Riding of Yorkshire, England | East Tanfield, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Kirklington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Halikeld Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England | North Yorkshire, England