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Netherby is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies at grid reference SE333468, on the north bank of the River Wharfe, which forms the boundary with West Yorkshire here.
Kearby with Netherby is a civil parish in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England . All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and ...
The name Wharfe, at least in its present form, derives from the Old Norse hverfi meaning 'a bend, crook, turn', a name implying that the river was winding. [2] [3] [4] However, this Old Norse form was probably adapted from an earlier name: a Roman altar found in Ilkley is inscribed "VERBEIAE SACRUM" ('sacred to Verbeia') and apparently refers to the River Wharfe (personified as a goddess).
This is a list of crossings of the River Wharfe, a river in Yorkshire, England, in the downstream direction from the Oughtershaw Beck to the confluence with the River Ouse. List of crossings [ edit ]
Kirkby Overblow was a large ancient parish, which included the townships of Kearby with Netherby (including the hamlets of Kearby and Netherby), Rigton (which later became North Rigton), Sicklinghall and Stainburn. [6] All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. [7]
Wetherby Bridge, which spans the River Wharfe, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed structure. [3] The course of the Old Great North Road passes through the town and, as result of its situation on the road, as well as being a major cattle droving route from Scotland to London, many coaching inns were established in Wetherby ...
Kearby with Netherby: 204 [288] 5.49 Wetherby Rural District [75] Kelfield: 497 [289] 7.24 Hemsworth Rural District [134] Kellington: 991 [290] 6.91 Osgoldcross Rural District [54] Kepwick: Thirsk Rural District [7] Kettlewell with Starbotton: 322 [291] 34.01 Skipton Rural District [34] Kexby: 231 [292] 15.43 Hemsworth Rural District [134] York ...
A blue plaque marking the site of Wetherby Castle. For 15 years, Wetherby was home to a castle built without the consent of the King or Parliament. It was constructed in 1140 by the Percy family to guard the crossing by the River Wharfe, particularly against prevalent raids by the Scots, who controlled most of England north of Yorkshire at the time.