Whitwell, North Yorkshire
Whitwell is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is north west of the county town of Northallerton At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Great Langton. History. The etymology of the name is derived from a combination of the Old English word "hwit", meaning "white" or "infertile" and the Anglian suffix of "wella", meaning "spring or stream". Put together they mean "White spring or stream". It has also been known as "Nether Whitwell in the Whins". The manor  was part of the fee of the Constables whose manor was at Constable Burton and followed that descent. Around 1240 a mesne lordship was granted to "Jollan de Nevill". Other landowners included the "Staveley" family who claimed land in 1272, though the major landowner were the "Whitwell" family. At the end of the 17th century, the manor was in the hands of John Belasyse of Worlaby, whose heirs owned a quarter share of the manor thereafter. Governance. The village lies within the Richmond UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Swale electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and  the Morton-on-Swale ward of Hambleton District Council. Geography. Whitwell consists of little more than a few houses and a farm. The nearest notable settlements are Scorton and North Cowton.