Rookwith

{{Short description|Hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use British English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image = Rookwith House Farm - geograph.org.uk - 330999.jpg | static_image_caption = Farm in Rookwith | coordinates = {{coord|54.2737|-1.68605|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Rookwith | population = | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = Ripon | postcode_district = HG4 | postcode_area = HG | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE205864 }} '''Rookwith''' is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about {{convert|4|mi}} west of Bedale and near the flow of the River Ure.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langdale |first1=Thomas |title=A topographical dictionary of Yorkshire |date=1822 |publisher=J Langdale |location=Northallerton |page=96|oclc=56008201}}</ref> The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan and having four ploughlands.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Powell-Smith |first1=Anna |title=Rookwith {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE2086/rookwith/ |website=opendomesday.org |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>

The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Thirn.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=1170216939|title=Thirn Parish|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> The population in 2015 was estimated to be 20.<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=3 December 2018 |page=11 |format=PDF}}</ref>

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The name Rookwith derives from the Old Norse ''hrókrviðr'' meaning 'rook tree/wood'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20NR/Rookwith|title=Rookwith |website=Key to English Place-Names |publisher=The Institute for Name-Studies |access-date=28 October 2025}}</ref>

==See also== *Listed buildings in Rookwith

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Rookwith}}

Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire