# East Tanfield

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{{Short description|Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{about|the parish in North Yorkshire|the railway station in County Durham|Tanfield Railway}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| static_image             = East Tanfield - geograph.org.uk - 274604.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Farm in East Tanfield
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.195|-1.563|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = East Tanfield
| population               = 30
| unitary_england          = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire_(district))
| lieutenancy_england      = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire)
|region                    = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [Richmond and Northallerton](/source/Richmond_and_Northallerton_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = RIPON
| postcode_district        = HG4
| postcode_area            = HG
| dial_code                = 01677
| os_grid_reference        = SE290780
}}

'''East Tanfield''' is a [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England.  There is no modern village in the parish, and the population was estimated at 30 in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=North Yorkshire County Council|title=Population Estimates|year=2010|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0|accessdate=9 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113133520/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0|archivedate=13 January 2012}} In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was included in the parish of [West Tanfield](/source/West_Tanfield).</ref>  The [deserted medieval village](/source/deserted_medieval_village) of East Tanfield lies near Manor Farm on the banks of the [River Ure](/source/River_Ure).<ref name=dmv>{{NHLE|num=1016260|desc=East Tanfield deserted medieval village|accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref>

East Tanfield was mentioned in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book), when it was in the possession of [Count Alan of Brittany](/source/Count_Alan_of_Brittany).<ref name=vch>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64770 |title=Parishes: Kirklington |editor-first=William|editor-last=Page| editor-link=William Henry Page|publisher=Institute of Historical Research |year=1914 |work=[Victoria County History](/source/Victoria_County_History). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 |accessdate=28 June 2013 }}</ref> It was a prosperous community in the medieval period, but appears to have been deserted in the 16th century.<ref name=dmv/>

East Tanfield was historically a [township](/source/Township_(England)) in the [ancient parish](/source/ancient_parish) of [Kirklington](/source/Kirklington%2C_North_Yorkshire) in the [North Riding of Yorkshire](/source/North_Riding_of_Yorkshire).<ref name=vch />  It became a separate civil parish in 1866.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10471000/relationships Vision of Britain website]</ref>  It was transferred to the [Richmondshire](/source/Richmondshire) district of North Yorkshire in 1974. Richmondshire was abolished in 2023 and a new unitary authority, [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council), replaced it. 

The parish shares a [grouped parish council](/source/grouped_parish_council), Tanfield Parish Council, with the much larger parish of [West Tanfield](/source/West_Tanfield).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tanfieldparishcouncil.btck.co.uk/Councillors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131014123/http://tanfieldparishcouncil.btck.co.uk/Councillors|url-status=usurped|archive-date=31 January 2016|title=Parish Council|accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in East Tanfield](/source/Listed_buildings_in_East_Tanfield)

==References==
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Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Category:Deserted medieval villages in North Yorkshire

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