{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{for|people with the name|Airton (given name)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Use British English|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Airton | local_name = | country = England | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | static_image_name = Airton Andh.JPG | static_image_caption = Airton | area_footnotes = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = | population = 227 | population_ref = (Including Otterburn. 2021 census)<ref name="2021 census"/> | population_density = | os_grid_reference = SD902592 | coordinates = {{coord|54|01|44|N|2|09|03|W|display=inline,title}} | post_town = SKIPTON | postcode_area = BD | postcode_district = BD23 | dial_code = 01729 | constituency_westminster = Skipton and Ripon | civil_parish = Airton | london_distance = {{convert|234|mi|km|0}} | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | website = }} '''Airton''' (also known as '''Airton-in-Craven''') is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, situated {{convert|10|mi|km}} north-west of Skipton. The village had a population of 175 according to the 2001 Census, 228 at the 2011 Census,<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1170216718|title=Airton Parish |access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> decreasing to 227 at the 2021 Census.<ref name="2021 census">{{Cite web |title=Airton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/admin/craven/E04007054__airton/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Airton, in Craven and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11103 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Craven District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
==History==
Listed as '''Airtone''' in the ''Domesday Book'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Airton|url=http://opendomesday.org/place/SD9059/airton/|website=opendomesday.org|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> the village takes its name from the River Aire which runs along its eastern edge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aighton - Akenham |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp17-20#h3-0013|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> In the late 1600s a significant Quaker community developed in the village around Airton Quaker Meeting House.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hidden in plain sight : history and architecture of the Airton Meeting House|last=Laurel|first=Phillipson|last2=Armstrong |first2=Alison |year=2017 |isbn=9781904446774|publisher=Quacks Books|location=York|oclc=989576425}}</ref> In use for the majority of its history, this building was restored between 2010 and 2012<ref>{{cite news|title=Quaker house appeal launched|url=http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/1262958.Quaker_house_appeal_launched/|accessdate=2 January 2016|work=Craven Herald}}</ref> and continues to host an active Quaker meeting.
Other significant buildings in Airton include a squatter's cottage on the village green,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Green - Airton - North Yorkshire - England |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-324878-the-green-airton-north-yorkshire#.VogeO1XnnmI|website=www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> a former Methodist Chapel (now closed) and an old mill on the River Aire<ref>{{cite web|title=Hydroelectricity in Malhamdale|url=http://www.kirkbymalham.info/KMI/malhamdale/hydroelectric.html|website=www.kirkbymalham.info|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> which is in use as a private residence. The old cotton mill was given listed status in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=River Walk - Airton - North Yorkshire - England |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-324879-river-walk-airton-north-yorkshire#.VognQlXnnmI|website=www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> There is no pub in the village; however there is a post office in the Farm Shop and Tea Room at Town End Farm on the road to Malham.<ref>{{cite news|title=Town End Farm Shop and Tearoom, Airton|url=http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/daleslife/737793.Town_End_Farm_Shop_and_Tearoom__Airton/|accessdate=2 January 2016|work=Craven Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://townendfarmshop.co.uk/ |title=Town End Farm Shop |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
Airton lies in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Michael and All Angels, Kirkby Malham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parishes Adjoining Kirkby in Malhamdale|url=http://www.kirkbymalham.info/KMI/malhamdale/parishes.html|website=www.kirkbymalham.info|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St Michael the Archangel Church, Kirkby Malham|url=http://kirkbymalhamchurch.org/|website=kirkbymalhamchurch.org|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref>
== Transport == There is a bus stop in the village with daily links to Malham and Skipton. Also, the local roads link the village to the A65.
== Tourism == thumb|right|The old mill beside the River Aire
The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and lies on the tourist route to Malham Cove and Malham Tarn. The Pennine Way passes around the edge of the village, alongside the river.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pennine Way National Trail|url=http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/pennine_way_leaflet_0.pdf|website=National Trail|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> The Way of the Roses cycle route passes through the village on the road between Settle and Grassington. {{clear}}
==See also== *Listed buildings in Airton
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.malhamdale.com/ Village and area web site] *[http://www.kirkbymalham.info/KMI/airton.html Airton history pages] *{{OpenDomesday|SD9059|airton|Airton}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire