# Brearton

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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|54|02|38|N|1|30|34|W|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Brearton
| static_image_name        = Brearton, North Yorkshire.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Brearton and its village pub, the Malt Shovel
| population               = 146
| population_ref           = ([2011 census](/source/2011_Census_for_England_and_Wales))<ref name="NOMIS">{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007318|title=Brearton Parish|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>
| civil_parish             = Brearton
| unitary_england          = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire_(district))
| lieutenancy_england      = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire)
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster =
| post_town                = HARROGATE
| postcode_district        = HG3
| postcode_area            = HG
| dial_code                = 
| os_grid_reference        = SE322610 
}}
'''Brearton''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the county of [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England, situated about {{convert|3|mi}} north of [Knaresborough](/source/Knaresborough).<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Brearton, in Harrogate and West Riding {{!}} Map and description |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11675 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref> The village is mentioned in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book)<ref>{{cite web |title=Brearton {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE3261/brearton/ |website=opendomesday.org |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref> and its name derives from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) ''Brer-Tun'', which means the town where the briars grew.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=62 |edition=4}}</ref>

Until 1974 it was part of the [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire).<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Brearton, in Harrogate and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11675 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the [Borough of Harrogate](/source/Borough_of_Harrogate), it is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 141<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=36UD015|title=Brearton Parish|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref> increasing at the 2011 census to 146,<ref name="NOMIS"/> however, in 2015, [North Yorkshire County Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_County_Council) estimated the population to be 150.<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Population Estimates Parishes |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf |website=northyorks.gov.uk |accessdate=30 September 2019|page=13 |date=December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf|archive-date=4 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> This small village has just over 40 houses that are situated quite close together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brearton |url=http://colinday.co.uk/maps/HarrogateMaps/Brearton.pdf |website=colinday.co.uk |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref> The fields surrounding the village show evidence of Medieval farming.<ref>{{cite web |title=50 Brearton and Nidd Arable Farmland |publisher= Harrogate Borough Council |url=https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/downloads/file/1220/50_brearton_and_nidd_arable_farmland  |accessdate=30 September 2019 |page=1 |format=PDF |date=February 2004}}</ref> Brearton is located at the end of the road from [Nidd](/source/Nidd) and [Scotton](/source/Scotton%2C_Harrogate); it is only accessible by vehicle from the west.<ref>{{cite news |title=To Brearton and back. . . |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/to-brearton-and-back-1-2695701 |accessdate=30 September 2019 |work=The Harrogate Advertiser |date=13 February 2006}}</ref>

Whilst the village is popular for walkers, there are no shops, but there is one pub, ''The Malt Shovel'', which ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' described as having "the best Sunday Lunches in Yorkshire."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellis |first1=Victoria |title=Low Down: Brearton |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=continent%3AEurope%21Europe/country%3AEngland%21England&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Brearton%22&docref=news/1149DB2E41D767B0 |accessdate=30 September 2019 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=6 October 2006|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Great country pubs in the UK: readers' tips - What could be better than a walk in the countryside followed by a visit to a rural inn with great food and drink? |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=continent%3AEurope%21Europe/country%3AEngland%21England&sort=_rank_%3AD&page=3&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Brearton%22&docref=news/1632CB8EB5EA9108 |accessdate=30 September 2019 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=16 March 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

[St John's Church, Brearton](/source/St_John's_Church%2C_Brearton) was built in 1836.<ref name="nhle">{{NHLE |desc=Breaton Chapel |num=1315349 |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Brearton](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Brearton)

==References==
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