Catterton

Catterton

Catterton

Hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

This article is about the hamlet in Yorkshire. For the private equity firm, see Catterton Partners.

Catterton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. The population is included in the civil parish of Healaugh, Tadcaster.

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Etymology

The first part of the name Catterton is the Brittonic cadeir, "chair, throne".[1] This is suffixed with the Old English -tun, "a farm".[1] Chadderton and Chatterton in Lancashire have the same origins.[1]

History

Catterton is the location of one moated site which is a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Most such sites were built between 1250 and 1350, though construction continued throughout the medieval period.[2]

In the 17th century, the inhabitants of Catterton came into conflict with people from the neighbouring village of Bilbrough over a tract of unenclosed moorland between the two settlements. A meeting between the two sides organised by the intervention of prominent Yorkshire figures including Robert Fairfax devolved into violence. In 1723, the two sides resolved their dispute by digging a ditch from Thwaites Lane to Escars to divide the land; the ditch still existed by 1900.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "Catterton Hall moated site and adjacent building platform (1017456)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. [3]
    The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and the Ainsty District. London: John Heywood. 1900. p. 376.

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