Place:Rookwith, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameRookwith
Alt namesRookwithsource: from redirect
TypeHamlet, Civil parish
Coordinates54.2737°N 1.686°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoThornton Watlass, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Hang East Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was located
Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district of which it has been a part since 1974
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Rookwith (#20 on map) is now a civil parish and a hamlet in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, about4 miles (6.4 km) west of Bedale (#3) and near the flow of the River Ure. The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as belonging to Count Alan and having four ploughlands.

The population taken at the 2011 UK census was less than 100. In keeping with the policy of the UK Office for National Statistics, data for parishes of this size are included with that of a neighbouring civil parish, in this case, Thirn (#26). In 2015 the population was estimated by the administration of the Hambleton District to be 20.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Rookwith was part of Bedale Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Thornton Watlass (#27) in the wapentake of Hang East.

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).

"ROOKWITH, a township in Thornton-Watlass parish, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; 4 miles W S W of Bedale. Acres: 1,165. Real property: £2,494. Population: 49. Houses: 9."
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