Great Habton

Great Habton is a village and former civil parish about 18 miles from York, now in the parish of Habton, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 103.
It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Amenities

St Chad's Church, Great Habton is the village's Anglican church. The village also has a pub called The Grapes Inn.

History

The name "Habton" means 'Haba's farm/settlement'. Great Habton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Abbetune/''Abetune/Habetun''. Great Habton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby Misperton, from 1866 Great Habton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Habton and Ryton to form Habton.