Arkle Town

Arkle Town is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the south of Langthwaite and north-west of Reeth.

History

"Arkel" is a Norse personal name and probably arrived with settlers during the tenth century. Formerly it had a parish church, inn and workhouse, the only evidence of these buildings that remains is a small number of gravestones at the site of the former St. Mary's Church, which was relocated further up the dale in 1816.
The 1851 census counted 41 houses in Arkle Town.

Governance

The hamlet is within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.