Little Fenton

Little Fenton is a settlement and civil parish about 11 miles from York, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 87. The parish touches Biggin, Church Fenton and Sherburn in Elmet.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

History

The name "Fenton" means 'Fen farm/settlement', the "Little" part to distinguish from Church Fenton. Church and Little Fenton were recorded in the Domesday Book as Fentun. Little Fenton was a township in the parish of Kirk Fenton, it became a separate parish in 1866.