{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54.047560|-2.151970|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Hanlith | static_image = Hanlith, North Yorkshire.jpg | static_image_caption = Hanlith, the 17th century but much modified Hanlith Hall on the right | population = 40 | civil_parish = Hanlith | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = SKIPTON | postcode_district = BD23 | postcode_area = BD | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SD901612 }} '''Hanlith''' is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of Malham Cove. It is about {{convert|10|mi|km}} north west of Skipton, and consists of only 13 houses. Its population was estimated at 40 in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=North Yorkshire County Council|title=Population Estimates|year=2015|url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf|accessdate=31 October 2017|archive-date=4 June 2022|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|url-status=dead}} In the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Kirkby Malham and not counted separately.</ref>
Hanlith has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham, Kirkby Malham and Malham Moor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council|url=http://www.malhamdale.com/kmpc.htm|website=malhamdale.com|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref>
== History == Hanlith dates back as a manor to the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 when it was spelt ''Hangelif''. The name is of Old Norse origin, from the personal name Hagne and ''hlíð'', meaning "slope", so means "Hagne's slope". The reference is to the steep hillside east of the River Aire.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=A. H.|authorlink=Albert Hugh Smith|title=The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire|volume=6|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1961|page=130}}</ref>
Hanlith Hall belonged to the Dehelington and Medcalfe families until about 1347, and then became tenanted to the Serjeantson family who remained there for 550 years. The Hall was remodelled in the 20th century.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1316717 |desc=Hanlith Hall Farmhouse |accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref>
Hanlith was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malham in the West Riding of Yorkshire.<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/KirkbyMalhamdale/more Genuki website]</ref> It became a civil parish in 1866,<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10431013 Vision of Britain website]</ref> and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Craven District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
==See also== *Listed buildings in Hanlith
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Hanlith}} *[http://www.malhamdale.com/ Village and area web site] *[http://www.kirkbymalham.info/KMI/hanlith.html Hanlith history pages]
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire