Flawith

Flawith
Flawith
Flawith shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE482654
Civil parish	Flawith
District	Hambleton
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO61
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°04′56″N 1°15′51″W / 54.082270°N 1.264110°W / 54.082270; -1.264110Coordinates: 54°04′56″N 1°15′51″W / 54.082270°N 1.264110°W / 54.082270; -1.264110

Flawith is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Easingwold. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aldwark, North Yorkshire.

The origin of the place-name is not clear. One explanation is that it comes from the Old Norse words flagth and vath meaning ford of the female troll or witch. Alternatively it might come from the Old Norse flatha meaning flat meadow or from the Old English fleathe meaning water-lily. The place-name appears as Flathwayth in c. 1190.

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