Silpho is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
According to the 2001 UK census, Silpho parish had a population of 31.[1] At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Suffield-cum-Everley.
The name Silpho probably derives from the Old English scelfhōh meaning ‘shelf hill spur‘.[2]
The hill leading to Silpho from Hackness, was the final climb of 1.5 km (Cote de Silpho), on Stage 3 of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire
The parish council is Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council which covers the six parishes of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley.[3]
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
See also
References
- ^ a b “2001 Census: All People (count, Persons, Apr01)”. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
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- ^ “Silpho”. Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ “Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council”. Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
External links
Media related to Silpho at Wikimedia Commons