Place:Finghall, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameFinghall
Alt namesFinghallsource: Family History Library Catalog
Fingallsource: incorrect spelling
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates54.3015°N 1.7221°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
North Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoHang West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandearly county division in which it was located
Leyburn Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality in which it has been situated since 1974
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Finghall (#15 on map) is now a civil parish and a village in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Finghall had a population of 126, and this had increased to 166 at the UK census of 2011. It is located south of the A684, about 7 miles west of Bedale (not on map )and about 4 miles east of Leyburn (#21). The local Anglican church is dedicated to St. Andrew.

The origin of the place-name is from the Old English words Fin, inga and halt meaning a nook of land of the family or followers of a man called Fina. The place-name appears as Finegala in the Domesday Book of 1086 and as Finyngale in 1157.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Finghall was located in Leyburn Rural District. Historically, it was an ancient and ecclesiastical parish in the Hang West Wapentake.

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