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Theakston (#25 on map) is now a civil parish and a village in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just west of the A1 road, and is about three miles southeast of Bedale (#3). The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 UK census was 143.
Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Theakston was part of Bedale Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Burneston in the wapentake of Halikeld.
In 1086 Theakston was recorded as being associated with Burneston (#4) with 12 carucates under the overlordship of the Honour of Richmond and count Alan Rufus. Mesne lordships were held by the lords of Middleham (8 carucates) and in the 13th century by Robert de Musters (1 carucate). The former was gradually acquired by the Abbey of Coverham and the priory of Mount Grace, and was granted to Sir Richard Theakston after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the late 1530s. The latter went to the hospital of St. Leonard's and was also granted to Richard Theakston in 1590. His descendants sold the demesne lands in 1630, and they changed hands several more times in the following centuries.
Theakston Hall and Theakston Lodge are Grade II listed structures. The former is a large rendered brick and stone building originating in the late 18th century with moulded stone ornaments. The latter is a mid- to late-18th century house build from brick with Doric half columns surrounding the central door.
Theakston was a township in the parish of Burneston with a population of 57 persons around 1870 and an area of 991 acres (401 ha). It became a civil parish in the late 19th century. From 1836 to 1936 it was part of the Bedale Registration District, then until 1974 of the Wensleydale Registration District. As of 2017, Burneston, Swainby with Allerthorpe (#24), and Theakston have a common Parish Council.
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