Norwood, North Yorkshire

Norwood is a civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Norwood parish had a population of 200,[2] increasing to 216 at the 2011 Census.[1] The parish lies on the eastern side of the Washburn Valley, and includes the eastern side of Swinsty Reservoir.

Norwood
Civil parish
Population216 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE212527
Civil parish
  • Norwood
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

There is no village in the parish. The population is spread among a number of hamlets and scattered farms, including Norwood Bottom and Bland Hill. Norwood Hall is a 17th-century Grade II listed building.[3] Dob Park Bridge is a packhorse bridge, probably of 17th century origin, over the River Washburn.[4]

Norwood is pronounced locally as "Norood", just as Warwick is pronounced "Warrick".

Until 1950 the parish was known as Clifton with Norwood. It was historically a township in the parish of Fewston, and became a separate civil parish in 1866.[5]

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