Hambleton
Coordinates: 54°20′02″N 1°25′44″W / 54.334°N 1.429°W
Hambleton is a local govrenment destrict o North Yorkshire, England. The main toun an admeenistrative centre is Northallerton, an includes the mercat touns an major veelages o Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley an Easingwold.
Hambleton District | |
|---|---|
Destrict | |
 Shown athin North Yorkshire | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Constituent kintra | Ingland |
| Region | Yorkshire an the Humber |
| Admeenistrative coonty | North Yorkshire |
| Admeen. HQ | Northallerton |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Hambleton District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | Rishi Sunak, Kevin Hollinrake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1311 km2 (506 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 14t |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 90,690 |
| • Rank | Rankit 265t |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (Breetish Simmer Time) |
| ONS code | 36UC (ONS) E07000164 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 99.2% White |
| Website | hambleton.gov.uk |
The district wis shapit bi the Local Govrenment Act 1972 on 1 Apryle 1974, as a merger o the urban destrict o Northallerton wi Bedale Rural District, Easingwold Rural District, Northallerton Rural District, an pairt o Thirsk Rural District, Stokesley Rural District an Croft Rural District, aw in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Geografie eedit
Hambleton covers a aurie o 1,311.17 km² maist o which, 1,254.90 km², is green space.[1] The destrict is namit efter the Hambleton Hills, pairt o the North York Moors Naitional Pairk, on the eastren edge o the destrict. This aurie is the subject o a naitional habitat protection scheme as airticulatit in the Unitit Kinrick's Biodiversity Action Plan.
Touns eedit
Population Size
1. Northallerton
2. Thirsk
3. Bedale
4. Easingwold
Demographics eedit
In 2007 Hambleton haed an estimatit population o 86,900 an increase o 3.2% on the population o 84,200 recordit in the 2001 UK census.[2] In the 2001 census 83% o respondents identifee'd their releegion as Christians abuin the naitional average for Ingland which wis 71.74%. Nae ither releegion accoontit for mair nor 0.2% o the population wi the next twa lairgest groups o respondents whaur those wi nae releegion, at 10.40%, an who did no state a releegion, at 6.14%.[3]
Energy policy eedit
In Mey 2006, a report commissioned bi British Gas[4] showed that hoosin in Hambleton producit the 8t heichest average carbon emissions in the kintra at 7,242 kg o carbon dioxide per dwellin. Whilst this haes come unner some scrutiny, it is important tae remember that due tae the remote natur o the cooncils pairishes (Great Langton, Scorton etc.) carbon emissions are likely tae be heich.
References eedit
- ↑ United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Hambleton (Local Authority): Key Figures for Physical Environment". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived frae the original on 3 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ↑ Performance, Research & Intelligence Team Chief Executive's Group (2007). "Population Estimates 2007 Parish". Page 5. North Yorkshire County Council. Archived frae the original (pdf) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ↑ United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Hambleton (Local Authority)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived frae the original on 3 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ↑ http://www.britishgasnews.co.uk/managed_content/files/pdf/greenCity.pdf Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine britishgasnews.co.uk
Further readin eedit
- Golisti K.O.M. (1998) Hambleton and it's History. Ashdown Products. ISBN 0952195054
Freemit airtins eedit
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