Little Smeaton, Hambleton
Little Smeaton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.
| Little Smeaton | |
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  Little Smeaton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 45 [1] |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northallerton |
| Postcode district | DL6 |
| Dialling code | 01845 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Etymology
The name of Little Smeaton is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Smidetun, Smidetune, and Smitune. The first attestation of the 'little' element is found two years later in the phrase 'in litle Smithetun' in the Durham Liber Vitae; this element distinguishes Little Smeaton from the neighbouring Great Smeaton. The name comes from the Old English words smiþ ('craftsman, smith') in its genitive plural form smiþa and tūn ('estate, village'). Thus the name once meant 'smiths' estate'.[2]
References
- "Civil Parish population 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- A. H. Smith, The Place-Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire, English Place-Name Society, 5 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1928), p. 211.
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