Widdington, North Yorkshire

Widdington was a civil parish in the Harrogate district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was about 8 miles from York. At the 1971 census, Widdington had a population of 14.

History

The name "Widdington" means 'Willow-tree farm/settlement'. Widdington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Widetona/''Widetone''. Widdington was historically a township in the ancient parish of Little Ouseburn, in 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Widdington became a civil parish. In 1894 Widdington became part of the Great Ouseburn Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1938 Widdington became part of Nidderdale Rural District, in 1974 Widdington became part of Harrogate non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, on 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Nun Monkton. In 2023 the area became part of North Yorkshire district.