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| Name | East Hauxwell |
| Alt names | Haukswell | source: from redirect | | Hauxwell | source: Wikipedia | | Hauxwell | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Hawkswell | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 54.333°N 1.733°W |
| Located in | North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
| Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | North Yorkshire, England (1974 - ) |
| See also | Hang West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | early county division in which it was located | | Leyburn Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district of which the parish was a part 1894-1974 | | Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England | district municipality in which it has been situated since 1974 |
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
East Hauxwell (#12 on map) (now Hauxwell) is now a civil parish and a village in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire, England. It is located south of Catterick, best known as the location of Catterick Garrison. In 2011 the population was recorded as 111 (including the very thinly populated parishes of Barden (near Leyburn) (#3), West Hauxwell (#31) and Garriston (#16).
To the west of the village lies Hauxwell Hall, a 17th-century country house belonging to the Dalton family.
Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Hauxwell or East Hauxwell was located in Leyburn Rural District. Historically, it was an ancient or ecclesiastical parish in the Hang West Wapentake. Barden (near Leyburn) and West Hauxwell were townships in the ancient parish.
The area of the parish of Hauxwell was 3,850 acres, and divided into its townships East Hauxwell: 1,250 acres, West Hauxwell: 900 acres, Barden: 1,780 acres and Garriston: 670 acres.
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The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portsmouth Department of Geography).
- "HAUKSWELL, Hauxwell, or Hawkswell, two townships and a parish in Leyburn [registration] district, [North Riding of] Yorkshire. The townships are [East Hauxwell] and [West Hauxwell]; and they lie 2¾ miles N of Constable-Burton [railway] station, and 4¼ NE of Leyburn. Acres: 2,040. Real property: £2,105. Population: 98 and 58. Houses: 28 and 6. The [ancient] parish contains also the townships of Garriston and Barden; and its post town is Bedale. Acres: 4,030. Real property: £3,397. Population: 273. Houses: 59. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Hankswell Hall, an ancient mansion, belongs to the Gales. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value: £295. Patron: Miss Gale. The church is ancient but good; and has an embattled tower. The churchyard contains tombs of Knights Templar, and remains of a very ancient cross."
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