Place:Hackforth, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Name	Hackforth
Alt names	Hackforth	source: from redirect
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	54.336°N 1.627°W
Located in	North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	North Yorkshire, England (1974 - )
	Yorkshire, England
See also	Hornby (near Catterick), North Riding of Yorkshire, England	ancient parish in which it was a township
	Hang East Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	early county 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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Hackforth (#13 on map) is a civil parish and a small village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Bedale (#3). Nearby settlements include Langthorne (#18) and Crakehall (#8).

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Hackforth was part of Bedale Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ancient and ecclesiastical parish of Hornby (in Leyburn RD) in the wapentake of Hang East.

GENUKI includes a short biography of Bishop Tunstall (circa 1474-1559) who was born at Hackforth.

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).

"HACKFORTH, a township in Hornby [ancient] parish, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; 4¼ miles NNW of Bedale. Acres: 1,264. Real property: £1,957. Population: 167. Houses, 28. The property belongs to the Duke of Leeds. Bishop Tunstall was a native."

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

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Categories: North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hackforth, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hornby (near Catterick), North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hang East Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England