Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Scriven
Scriven — village in North Yorkshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Knaresborough · 1.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Scriven is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 201 people. Address: HG5. Wikidata describes it as: "village in North Yorkshire, UK". Coordinates: 54.0213°, -1.4688°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Scriven is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, close to the town of Knaresborough. From 1947 to 1998 Scriven was part of the Claro Registration District, until this was abolished. It is situated north-west of the A6055 road from Bond End and situated north-east of the B6165 Ripley Road. Scriven-with-Tentergate was a parish however in modern days it is now known as Scriven due to a boundary change. The name Scriven originally meant "Hollow-place" with pits and could have referred to the quarrying that occurred nearby. Tentergate however contains the derivative "gate", which is the Scandinavian translation for street, and was the place where cloth was stretched for drying. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
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Background
History
Scriven was included in 1066 and 1086 in the Domesday Book. In 1066 the Lord was King Edward and the value to the Lord was £6. In 1086 however, the Lord was King William and the value decreased to just £1. There were 26 ploughlands, which was land available for growing crops and the taxable value was 44.9 geld units. Scriven was one of eleven berewicks in 1086 of the Knaresborough manor and remains close to the town. Due to the close proximity and deep history between the two, there are no churches in Scriven, village residents travelled (and still do) to churches in the town to worship. In the 1870s, Scriven was described as:
Description
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and supported by the Arts and Museum Department of Harrogate Borough Council the project began in 2008 researching and documenting the local history, archaeology and landscape of the Scriven area and all the findings shout be documented by the end of 2013.
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- Coordinates
- 54.0213, -1.4688
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Scriven
- Postcode
- HG5
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Population
- 201
- Nearest railway station
- Knaresborough — 1.4 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scriven?
- Scriven is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HG5), in the parish of Scriven.
- Is Scriven free to visit?
- Yes, Scriven is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scriven?
- The nearest railway station is Knaresborough, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HG5.