Place:Little Smeaton (near Northallerton), North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameLittle Smeaton (near Northallerton)
Alt namesLittle Smeaton (near Northallerton)source: from redirect
Little Smeaton
Smedetonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.435°N 1.465°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoBirkby (near Northallerton), North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish of which it was part
Allerton Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was located
Northallerton Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which the civil parish was a part 1894-1974
Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality in which it has been situated since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: The only entry for Little Smeaton in Wikipedia is that for Little Smeaton (near Pontefract) which is now in Selby District but was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Wikipedia does not have an entry for the following hamlet.


A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Little Smeaton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"SMEATON (Little), a township in Birkby parish, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; 6 miles N of Northallerton. Real property: £1,127. Population: 82. Houses: 14."

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Little Smeaton was located in Northallerton Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ancient parish of Birkby (near Northallerton) in the Allerton Wapentake. It was in the Northallerton Registration District.

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