Rookwith

Rookwith is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Bedale and near the flow of the River Ure.^[1] The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan and having four ploughlands.^[2]

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Rookwith
Farm in Rookwith
Rookwith Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE205864
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ripon
Postcode district	HG4
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.2737°N 1.68605°W / 54.2737; -1.68605

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The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Thirn.^[3] The population in 2015 was estimated to be 20.^[4]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The name Rookwith derives from the Old Norse hrókrviðr meaning 'rook tree/wood'.^[5]