Welcome to Green Hammerton
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Green Hammerton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A59 road, 8 miles (13 km) west of York and 10 miles (16 km) east of Harrogate. Along with nearby Kirk Hammerton, the village is served by Hammerton railway station on the Harrogate line.(H)ambretone, a place-name reflected now both in Kirk Hammerton ('Hammerton with the church', from Old Norse kirkja 'church') and in Green Hammerton ('Hammerton with the green', from Middle English grene), is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name seems to derive from the Old English plant-name hamor (whose meaning is not certain but might include hammer-sedge or pellitory of the wall) + tūn 'settlement, farm, estate'.The village has a Church of England parish church, St Thomas' Church, and a church primary school, both located in the centre of the village. The former Congregational church in Green Hammerton, originally built as a Methodist Chapel in the late 1790s, was adapted for use as a Roman Catholic Church, St Josephs, in 1961.The village pub is the Bay Horse Inn. Green Hammerton Village Hall opened in April 2010: it is run by the Green Hammerton Recreational Charity.Green Hammerton comes under the Ouseburn ward, of Harrogate District Council, the Ainsty division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Selby and Ainsty parliamentary constituency.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
487 hectares |
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Population |
994 (2021) |
Density |
204 people/km2 |
Mean age |
41.2 |
Ward |
Ouseburn |
District |
Harrogate |
Postcodes |
YO26 |
ONS ID |
E04007353 |
Council
Contact details for Green Hammerton Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Green Hammerton Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Green Hammerton Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Green Hammerton Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Green Hammerton Parish.
Local News
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Concerns over affordable housing at 4000-home Maltkiln scheme west of York
Published: 28th Feb 2024
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Councillors refuse Kirk Hammerton retirement homes plan
Published: 11th Jan 2024
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Green Hammerton man jailed for historic sex offences in Harrogate
Published: 8th Dec 2023