Arkle Town

Arkle Town
Looking past Raw Bank to Arkle Town in the middle distance with Langthwaite behind
Arkle Town
Arkle Town shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ006024
District	Richmondshire
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RICHMOND
Postcode district	DL11
Dialling code	01748
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Richmond
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°25′02″N 1°59′32″W / 54.41714°N 1.99214°W / 54.41714; -1.99214Coordinates: 54°25′02″N 1°59′32″W / 54.41714°N 1.99214°W / 54.41714; -1.99214

Arkle Town is a hamlet adjoining Langthwaite in Arkengarthdale in the Richmondshire district of, North Yorkshire, England. Arkel is a Norse personal name and probably arrived with settlers during the tenth century. Formerly it had a parish church, inn and workhouse. Now there are none of these though the graveyard can still be traced.

The 1851 census counted 41 houses in Arkle Town.

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