Clareton

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Civil parish
Post townKNARESBOROUGH
Clareton
Clareton is located in North Yorkshire
Clareton
Clareton
Location within North Yorkshire
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKNARESBOROUGH
Postcode districtHG5
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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54°01′N 1°23′W / 54.02°N 1.39°W / 54.02; -1.39

Clareton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Coneythorpe and Clareton, in North Yorkshire, England. Since 24 March 1888 it has shared a civil parish with the neighbouring village of Coneythorpe, to the southwest. Its name is said to come from the meeting place, a local hill, of the ancient Wapentake of Claro.[1]

Unlike Coneythorpe, Clareton is recorded in the Domesday Book.[2] In 1066 Clareton was worth £10, but by 1086 only £2 15s., with much of the land being waste following the Harrying of the North.

Until 1974 the hamlet was within the West Riding of Yorkshire,[3] and, until 2023, Clareton was then part of the Borough of Harrogate. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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