Editing Arthington

{{short description|Village and civil parish in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.90|-1.58|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Arthington
| pushpin_map              = United Kingdom Leeds
| population               = 532
| population_ref           = (2011 Census)
| civil_parish             = Arthington
| metropolitan_borough     = [[City of Leeds]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[West Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds North West]]
| post_town                = OTLEY
| postcode_district        = LS21
| postcode_area            = LS
| dial_code                = 0113
| os_grid_reference        = SE273447
| static_image_name        = Arthington Village Hall 01 8 July 2017.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Arthington Village Hall
}}

'''Arthington''' is a linear village in [[Wharfedale]], in the [[City of Leeds]] [[metropolitan borough]] in [[West Yorkshire]], England.  It is a [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] which, according to the 2011 census, had a population of 532.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arthington|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=5&b=11120083&c=arthington&d=16&e=13&g=6373848&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1450473039594&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=30 January 2013}}</ref> It is in the Otley ward of the City of Leeds, and the [[Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds North West]] parliamentary constituency.

==Geography==
The village is a small collection of dwellings and farms along the [[A roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A659 road]] (Arthington Lane) running from [[Pool-in-Wharfedale]] in the West to [[Harewood, West Yorkshire|Harewood]] in the East, and south of a section of the River Wharfe.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jack|first1=Jim|title=Arthington's historic mile marker to be restored|url=http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/4155805.Arthington_s_historic_mile_marker_to_be_restored/|accessdate=18 December 2015|work=Ilkley Gazette|date=26 February 2009}}</ref>  Up Black Hill Road to the south is a working stone quarry.<ref name=quarry>{{cite news |last=Jack |first=Jim |date=2 September 2010 |title=Arthington Quarry operators charge £250 for tow service |url=http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/8367872.HGV_quandary_may_lead_to_quarry_road_widening/ |work=Wharfedale Observer |access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Arthington'' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Hardinctone'', ''Ardintona'' and ''Ardinton''. The first element of the name comes from the [[Old English]] [[personal name]] ''Eard'', a nickname form of longer names like ''Eardwulf''; the connecting element ''-ing-'', used to indicate Eard's association with the place; and the word ''tūn'' ('farmstead, estate'). Thus the name meant 'Eard's estate'. Spellings with ''th'' for ''d'' appear from the twelfth century onwards and are thought to show the influence of [[Old Norse]] pronunciation on the name.<ref name=":0">Harry Parkin, ''Your City's Place-Names: Leeds'', English Place-Name Society City-Names Series, 3 (Nottingham: English Place-Names Society, 2017), pp. 18-19.</ref>

==History==
Arthington was part of the estate of Aluuard of Northumbria, along with [[Adel, Leeds|Adel]], [[Burdon]], [[Cookridge]] and [[Eccup]], up until the [[Norman conquest of England]].  It was then given to the [[Count of Mortain]] (half brother of [[William the Conqueror]]).  However, it had greatly reduced in value during the Conquest, falling from 30 [[Shilling (British coin)|shillings]] to 5, and much of the area was described as waste.<ref name=Lancaster>{{cite journal |last1=Lancaster |first1=W T |date=1894 |title=Early History of Arthington |journal=The Publications of the Thoresby Society |volume=IV |issue=II |pages=147–162 }}</ref>

It was in the 12th century that Arthington (or Ardington) as a family name was established, as vassals to the tenant in chief, the Paynel and later the Luterel family. Peter de Arthington donated lands at Arthington to [[Kirkstall Abbey]] which led to the establishment of a [[nunnery]] known as [[Arthington Priory]]. The site is now believed to be occupied by Nunnery Farm, with the main house dated 1585 built from the ruins.<ref name=Mee>{{cite book |last=Mee |first=Arthur |date=1941 |title=The King's England - Yorkshire: West Riding |location=London |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |pages=35–6 }}</ref>  By this time the region had improved with more land under agriculture and more inhabitants.<ref name=Lancaster/>

==Buildings==
The village mainly extends from the Wharfedale pub at the western end to the former parish church of St Peter on the eastern end.  This dates from 1864<ref name=Mee/> and is a Grade II [[Listed building]] like many others in the village.  It became redundant because of the small congregation, and in 2007 it was renamed St Mary and St Abanoub as a [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland|Coptic Orthodox]] church.<ref>[http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/1486954.little_known_church_brings_worship_back_to_the_village/ Iklely Gazette, 21 June 2007] Little known church brings worship back to the village</ref> It serves a congregation living in West, North and East Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stmary-stabanoub.org.uk/index.php?content=about |title=About the Church |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2008|access-date=9 July 2017 }}</ref>

Arthington Hall was the home of the Arthington family from Norman times till the 18th century when it was taken over by the Sheepshank family who rebuilt in [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] style and also paid for the church.<ref name=Mee/>  It has been used for filming the UK TV series [[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|''Heartbeat'']].<ref name=Hall>{{cite news |last=Dale |first=Sharon |date=17 December 2012 |title=The writing's on the Hall |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-gardens/the-writing-s-on-the-hall-1-5227991 |work=Yorkshire Post |access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref>  To the West of the village is [[Creskeld Hall]], a former [[Manor house]],<ref name=Mee/> which has been used for filming the external shots of Home Farm in the TV serial [[Emmerdale]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tv & Film locations|url=http://www.visitotley.co.uk/whats-on/tv-and-film-locations/|website=Visit Otley|accessdate=18 December 2015|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217053944/http://www.visitotley.co.uk/whats-on/tv-and-film-locations/|archive-date=17 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The village was the site of [[Arthington Priory]], one of only two [[Cluniac]] nunneries in England - the other being at [[Delapré Abbey]] in [[Northampton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Foundation of Cluniac nunnery & medieval Delapre (1145 – 1538)|url=http://www.delapreabbey.org/#!history1/c16hs|website=Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref> The site is now believed to be occupied by Nunnery Farm, with the main house dated 1585 built from the ruins.<ref name=Mee/>

==Railway==
There used to be a [[railway junction]] (see [[Arthington railway station]]),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Young|first1=Alan|title=Lost Stations of West Yorkshire - the West Riding|date=2015|publisher=Silver Link|location=Kettering|isbn=978-1-85794-438-9|pages=43–49|url=http://nostalgiacollection.com/book.php?isbn=9781857944389|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref> where the (now-closed) line to [[Pool-in-Wharfedale]] [[Pool-in-Wharfedale railway station|station]], [[Otley]] [[Otley railway station|station]], [[Ilkley]] [[Ilkley railway station|station]], and on to [[Skipton]] [[Skipton railway station|station]] joined the still open [[Harrogate Line]] from [[Leeds]] to [[Harrogate]] [[Harrogate railway station|station]]. Arthington station closed completely in 1965 but there is a campaign to re-open the station and the former Otley line.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wainwright|first1=Penny|title=Back on track - why villagers want Arthington railway station to reopen|url=http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/back_on_track_a_why_villagers_want_arthington_railway_station_to_reopen_1_1885745|website=Yorkshire Life|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=3 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jack|first1=Jim|title=Petition to bring the railway back to Otley|url=http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/4255100.Petition_to_bring_the_railway_back_to_Otley/|accessdate=18 December 2015|work=Wharfedale Observer|date=2 April 2009}}</ref>

The village is at the northern end of the [[Bramhope Tunnel]]. The railway then crosses the dramatic stone [[Arthington Viaduct]] over the River Wharfe to [[Castley]] on the north side of the valley. The '''Arthington Show''' is actually held on grounds in Castley.<ref name=show>{{cite web |url=http://www.arthingtonshow.co.uk/index.php?page=map |title=Arthington Show |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |access-date=9 July 2017 }}</ref>

<gallery>
File:The Wharfdale, Arthington 23 April 2017.jpg|The Wharfedale
File:St Mary and St Abanoub Church 01 8 July 2017.jpg|The church
File:Beech Cottage Arthington 8 July 2017.jpg|Cottages
File:Arthington bridge 23 April 2017.jpg|Railway bridge
File:Arthington Viaduct.jpg|[[Arthington Viaduct]]
</gallery>

==Location grid==
{{NSEW|[[Castley]]|[[Bramhope]]|[[Netherby, North Yorkshire|Netherby]]|[[Pool-in-Wharfedale|Pool]]|||||}}

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Arthington]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Arthington}}
* {{Genuki|county=WRY|Adel||Arthington}}
* {{gbmapping|SE273447}}
* {{OpenDomesday|SE2744|arthington|Arthington}}

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[[Category:Villages in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:City of Leeds]]
[[Category:Wharfedale]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in West Yorkshire]]