# Eldroth

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**Eldroth** is a village in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. It is in the civil parish of [Lawkland](/source/Lawkland), some 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west of [Settle](/source/Settle,_North_Yorkshire), on a stream which is one of the tributaries of the [River Wenning](/source/River_Wenning). The main part of Eldroth only consists of twelve buildings, but the presence of the church, marks the settlement out as a village, rather than a hamlet. Eldroth lies just within the [Forest of Bowland](/source/Forest_of_Bowland) [Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty](/source/Area_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty).

## History

Eldroth is listed as a hamlet in some sources, but the presence of a church, albeit outside and to the west of the settlement, defines it as a village.[1][2] The main part of the village, which consists of twelve buildings, is some 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west of Settle, and 3.25 miles (5.23 km) south-east of [Clapham](/source/Clapham,_North_Yorkshire).[3][4][5] In another reference to its status as a village not a hamlet, Eldroth has a village hall.[6] The first hall was installed just after the [First World War](/source/World_War_I), but it, and its 1967 replacement were huts or prefabricated buildings. A stone village hall was built and unveiled in the year 2000.[7]

Whilst it is not mentioned specifically in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book), some believed that the lost village of *Heldetune* was possibly Eldroth due to its listing among other places nearby, such as Clapham, [Caton](/source/Caton-with-Littledale), [Burton](/source/Burton_in_Lonsdale) and [Austwick](/source/Austwick).[8][9] However, it also believed that *Heldetune* is [Killington](/source/Killington,_Cumbria), west of [Sedbergh](/source/Sedbergh).[10] The name of the settlement is first recorded in 1338 as *Ellerhowyth* and means *Alder hill [or] headland*.[11] It was recorded in 1580 as *Elderothe*,[12] and during the 18th century was listed as *Elderoth*.[13]

The village lies on a small stream known as Black Bank Syke which runs northwards to Fen Beck.[14] This then flows westwards, being a tributary of the River Wenning, and then eventually the [Lune](/source/River_Lune).[15] This places Eldroth just within the Lune catchment, whilst the land east of Eldroth, belongs to the [Ribble](/source/River_Ribble) catchment.[10] Locally quarried stone was known as *Eldroth Grit* and was used in many buildings such as churches and manor houses in Eldroth, High and [Low Bentham](/source/Bentham,_North_Yorkshire), and [Newby](/source/Clapham_cum_Newby). The stone is a [Millstone Grit](/source/Millstone_Grit) of the Hebden Formation.[16]

Besides the village hall and three listed buildings (Bridge House, Park House Farmhouse, and Eldroth Hall and Eldroth Hall Cottage), the most notable structure in the village is the church.[17][18][19] It was raised as a chapel-of-ease c. 1627, and consecrated in 1843.[20][21] The main window is believed to date from the [Reformation](/source/English_Reformation) period.[22] However, its status as a place of worship was not always respected; in 1668, one local was using it to store ale, despite objections from the vicar.[23] At some point in the 19th century, the chapel was converted into a school, though this had ceased by the 1950s when the church was renovated.[22][24] The church was again renovated in 1983, and is now part of the Benefice of Clapham with Keasden and Austwick.[20][25]

Eldroth Hall has a [Quaker](/source/Quakers) burial ground, dedicated to the Society of Friends in 1662.[26] [George Fox](/source/George_Fox) himself visited Eldroth in 1669, and preached to a large gathering despite the threat of imprisonment from a nearby magistrate.[27]

A railway was built through the village in 1850, and despite a signal box, a station was not provided.[28][29][30] The nearest railway station is at [Clapham](/source/Clapham_railway_station) 2.5 miles (4 km) to the north-west.[31] The village lies just within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[32]

## Governance

Historically in the [wapentake](/source/Wapentake) of [Ewcross](/source/Ewecross) and in the ceremonial county of the [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), the village was moved into [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire) in 1974.[33] Prior to 1974, it was in the [Settle Rural District](/source/Settle_Rural_District) council area as part of Lawkland civil parish.[34] Between 1974 and 2023 it was in the [Craven District](/source/Craven_District), it is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

The village is represented at [Westminster](/source/Palace_of_Westminster) as part of the Skipton and Ripon Constituency.[35]

The census of 1841 recorded 36 people living in Eldroth.[36] In 2011, the population of the village was listed as part of the Lawkland civil parish.[37]

## References

1. Baker, W. P. (1971). *The English village*. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 11. ISBN 0837155525.

1. Roberts, Brian K. (1987). *The making of the English village : a study in historical geography*. Harlow: Longman Scientific & Technical. p. 6. ISBN 0582301432.

1. ["Eldroth"](https://colinday.co.uk/maps/CravenMaps/Eldroth.pdf). *colinday.co.uk*. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. ["Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Eldroth"](https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/1649130). *visionofbritain.org.uk*. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. *Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire, 1881. [Part 1: County Information & Places A-K]*. London: Kelly's. 1881. p. 266. [OCLC 1131686820](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1131686820)

1. ["Eldroth Village Hall | A fantastic community venue"](https://eldroth.info/). *eldroth.info*. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. ["Official opening for village hall"](https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Eldroth%22&docref=news/10D8712FCBB61328). *infoweb.newsbank.com*. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. ["Heldetune | Domesday Book"](https://opendomesday.org/place/SD7568/heldetune/). *opendomesday.org*. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. Speight, Harry (1892). *The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands*. London: Elliot Stock. p. 162. [OCLC 7219082](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7219082)

1. Speight, Harry (1895). *Tramps and Drives in the Graven Highlands*. London: Elliot Stock. p. 119. [OCLC 252009143](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/252009143)

1. ["Eldroth :: Survey of English Place-Names"](https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/West+Riding+of+Yorkshire/Clapham/532881e2b47fc40c81001708-Eldroth). *epns.nottingham.ac.uk*. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. Speight, Harry (1892). *The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands*. London: Elliot Stock. p. 163. [OCLC 7219082](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7219082)

1. ["ELDROTH CHURCH FRIENDS' MEMORIAL"](https://www.dalescommunityarchives.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/austwick-history-collection/miscellaneous-documents/eldroth-church-friends-memorial). *dalescommunityarchives.org.uk*. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. *Forest of Bowland*. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2018. ISBN 978-0-319-24280-3.

1. ["Fen Beck | Catchment Data Explorer"](https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB112072066090). *environment.data.gov.uk*. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. ["North Yorkshire, West Building Stones of England"](https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/building-stones-england-north-yorks-west/bse-north-yorks-west/). *historicengland.org.uk*. pp. 6, 40. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

1. ["Guide to Eldroth Church"](https://www.dalescommunityarchives.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/austwick-history-collection/miscellaneous-2/guide-to-eldroth-church). *dalescommunityarchives.org.uk*. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. *Yorkshire returns of the 1851 census of religious worship. Vol. 2: West Riding (north)*. York: Borthwick Publications. 2005. p. 13. ISBN 1-904497-10-1.

1. ["Craven through the years"](https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Eldroth%22&docref=news/10D85DC01F7D9235). *infoweb.newsbank.com*. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. Addy, John (2014). *Sin & society : in the seventeenth century*. London: Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 9780415706797.

1. ["Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Clapham:, Yorkshire (West Riding)"](https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Clapham/more). *genuki.org.uk*. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. ["Eldroth"](https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/6872/more-information/). *achurchnearyou.com*. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. Hartley, Marie & Ingilby, Joan (1991 [1956]). *The Yorkshire Dales*. Otley: Smith Settle. p. 119. ISBN 1870071727.

1. Boulton, David (1998). *In Fox's footsteps : a journey through three centuries*. Dent, England: Dales Historical Monographs. p. 36. ISBN 0951157825.

1. "London North Western Railway Contracts". *Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser*. No. 4,835. 19 December 1846. p. 2. [OCLC 17722490](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17722490)

1. ["Lasrug Newsletter - September 2017"](https://www.communityraillancashire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LASRUG-Newsletter-September-2017-Email-Version.pdf). *communityraillancashire.co.uk*. p. 14. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

1. ["Drive distance from Eldroth Great Britain to Clapham North Yorkshire Great Britain"](https://www.distantias.com/distance-from-eldroth-great_britain-to-clapham-north_yorkshire-great_britain.html). *distantias.com*. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

1. ["Eldroth and Lawkland | Forest of Bowland AONB"](https://www.forestofbowland.com/content/eldroth-and-lawkland). *forestofbowland.com*. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

1. *The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3*. London: Constable & Co. 1907. p. 540. [OCLC 500092527](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/500092527)

1. *GUIDE NO. 6 NORTH YORKSHIRE GAZETTEER OF TOWNSHIPS AND PARISHES*. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021. pp. 12, 18. ISBN 978-0-906035-29-0.

1. ["Election Maps"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=376185&y=464104&z=6&bnd1=CPC&bnd2=WMC&labels=off). *ordnancesurvey.co.uk*. Retrieved 27 July 2023. On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.

1. ["Greta & Wenning valleys census 1841 complete"](https://www.dalescommunityarchives.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/miscellaneous-collections-items/david-metcalfe-collection-parish-record-transcripts/greta-wenning-valleys-1841-census-complete). *dalescommunityarchives.org.uk*. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

## External links

- [Eldroth on Ordnance Survey's Get Outside webpage](https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/eldroth-craven)
- [Eldroth village website](https://eldroth.info/)

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