Crakehall

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Crakehall
The east end of the village, known as Great Crakehall.
Crakehall shown within North Yorkshire
Population	400
OS grid reference	SE243899
District	Richmondshire
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL08
Dialling code	01677
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Richmond
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°18′18″N 1°37′36″W / 54.3049, -1.6266

Crakehall is a village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England about 2 miles west of Bedale. The village is split up into 2 parts- The west part Little Crakehall and the east Great Crakehall. Nearby villages include Hackforth and Langthorne.

The White Cross at Great Crakehall was near the site of Bedale cattle market in medieval times

A round barrow at grid reference SE235886, 540m south west of the Black Hose Inn, is a scheduled ancient monument.^[1]

[edit] References

^ S W Quartermain, Director of Planning and Environmental Services, Hambleton District Council (2006). Annex 3: Historic Environment - DP31 & DP32 and List of Scheduled Monuments. Development Policies - Preferred Options; Consultation January-February 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.