| Troutsdale | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°16′39″N0°34′52″W / 54.2774°N 0.5812°W /54.2774; -0.5812 |
| River | Troutsdale Beck |
 Interactive map of Troutsdale | |
Troutsdale is a narrow valley that lies on the south-eastern edge of the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England. The water flowing through the valley, Troutsdale beck, feeds eastwards into the River Derwent at West Croft.
Troutsdale is mentioned in theDomesday Book as being part owned by Arnetkil and in the wapentake of Dic; by 1086, it was owned by King William.[1] The name was recorded in the Domesday Book asTruzstal meaningTrut's valley.[2] The first named reference to the stream in the valley comes in 1355 asTroucedalebek.[3] A corn mill situated on Troutsdale Beck was first mentioned in 1621.[4][5] The current mill building was built in the early 19th century, being last used for corn-milling in 1938/1939, and is now grade II listed private dwelling.[6][7]
The valley has a mixture of geology; the escarpment along Troutsdale which takes the valley towards the Derwent is composed of mudstone, Osgodby sandstone and cornbrash.[8] The stone quarried on Troutsdale Moor was known to be of "excellent uality".[9] Troutsdale Beck flows for 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) and drains an area of 13.3 square kilometres (5.1 sq mi). It flows southwards then turns eastwards, before running mostly in a north-easterly direction and entering the River Derwent at West Croft.[10] The valley lies at the south-eastern edge of the North York Moors and along with similar dales nearby (Deep Dale, Stain Dale and Thornton Dale), it has a deep-stream valley.[11][12] The area has seventeen narrow valleys spanning a distance of only 8 miles (13 km); the distance between the head of Troutsdale and that of Givendale (which lead directly south), is only 0.5 miles (0.80 km).[13]
The western edge of Troutsdale Beck and a feeder stream into Rosekirk Dale, are designated as an SSSI (Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens). The SSSI is noted as being a rare Corallian limestone fen which only occurs in three other regions besides North Yorkshire (Anglesey, Norfolk and Oxfordshire), and for being home tolimonia occidua, a type of cranefly which is commonly found in Scotland, but very few places in England.[14]
The valley was used for warrening (rabbit farming) well into the 19th century. Maps show a 400-acre (160 ha) area dedicated to raising rabbits.[15]
Historically the area was in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe and was its own township in the parish of Brompton-by-Sawdon.[16] In 1974 it was moved from the old North Riding of Yorkshire into North Yorkshire, and it now straddles various civil parishes; Brompton, Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Ebberston & Yedingham, Snainton and Wykeham.[17]
| 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 |
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| 53 | 60 | 45 | 59 | 96 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 67 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 33 | 27 |
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