Clint, North Yorkshire

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Clint
One of the farms at Clint
Clint is located in North Yorkshire
Clint
Clint
Location within North Yorkshire
Population488 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE261598
Civil parish
Unitary authority
  • North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
  • North Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°02′N 1°37′W / 54.03°N 1.61°W / 54.03; -1.61

Clint is a village in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Nidd, 4 miles north-west of Harrogate. Clint is the largest village in the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets, which also includes the settlements of Burnt Yates and Bedlam.

The toponym represents the Old Danish klint, meaning "steep or rocky bank".[2]

See also

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  • Listed buildings in Clint cum Hamlets

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 98.


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