Widdington, North Yorkshire

The name "Widdington" means 'Willow-tree farm/settlement'.^[2] Widdington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Widetona/Widetone.^[3] Widdington was historically a township in the ancient parish of Little Ouseburn,^[4] in 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Widdington became a civil parish. In 1894 Widdington became part of the Great Ouseburn Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1938 Widdington became part of Nidderdale Rural District,^[5] in 1974 Widdington became part of Harrogate non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, on 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Nun Monkton.^[6] In 2023 the area became part of North Yorkshire district.

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54°01′44″N 1°14′32″W / 54.0289°N 1.2422°W / 54.0289; -1.2422

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