Coordinates: 53°56′22″N 2°06′29″W / 53.93944°N 2.10806°W / 53.93944; -2.10806

Elslack

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Elslack
Village
the Tempest Arms in Elslack
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Population100 (2015 NYCC)[1]
OS grid referenceSD929492
Civil parish
  • Elslack
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
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Elslack is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Skipton. Thornton in Craven is nearby. The Tempest Arms is a large pub in the village, sited by the A56, which is popular with locals from the surrounding area. Elslack Moor, above the village, is crossed by the Pennine Way, though this does not visit the village itself. In 2015 it had a population of 100.

History

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A lidar view of Burwen Roman forts one within the other

A Roman fort lies at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. about 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Elslack.[2] The fort may have been named Olenacum,[3] or Ριγοδουνον, according to the analysis of Ptolemy's coordinates by Kleineberg et al.[4] It guarded a Roman road linking two other forts: Bremetennacum at Ribchester and another at Ilkley. This road has been traced by archaeologists running north-east up Ribblesdale about 0.6 miles (1 km) east of Clitheroe.[5] Then at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. it turns eastwards passing Barnoldswick, Elslack and Skipton.[6]

Elslack is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Eleslac.[7] The name derives from a personal name at the start (Elli or Elesa) and the Old English word for stream (Lacu).[8]

Elslack Hall is thought to have be constructed in the 16th century (since modified) on the moated site of a Mediaeval manor house. Godfrey de Altaripa was granted a licence to crenellate a building here in 1318, presumably at this location.[9]

Elslack had its own railway station which connected it with Colne and Skipton, but this was closed in 1952. The line passing through it suffered the same fate in 1970.[10] Skipton is some 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the north-east of Elslack.[11] The Pennine Way long-distance walk crosses Elslack Moor (to the south-west of Elslack village), but the walk bypasses Elslack itself.[12] The village is 50 yards (46 m) east of the A56 road which connects Skipton with Colne.[13]

The Tempest Arms was named "Pub of the Year" in the 2011 Good Pub Guide.[14]

Governance

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Historically the village was in the wapentake of Staincliffe (East), in the old West Riding of Yorkshire.[15] In 1974, Elslack was transferred as part of the township of Broughton into the Craven District in the county of North Yorkshire.[16] Population statistics for Elslack have been grouped together with Broughton, or with Thornton-in-Craven, especially in the 2001 and 2011 censuses, however by 2015, Elslack was again its own separate parish.[17][18] Craven was abolished in 2023 and the village is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The area is represented at Westminster as part of the Skipton and Ripon Constituency.[19]

Population of Wilton 1801–2015[20][21]
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 2001 2011 2015
188 132 112 80 82 92 80 85 94 77 96 94 103 [note 1] 90[note 2] 100[note 3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Population statistics are included with Broughton as part of the 2001 census.[17]
  2. ^ Estimated population.[1]
  3. ^ Estimated population.[1]

References

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