Kirk Deighton

Kirk Deighton and its church (All Saints' Church) were mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name of the village derives from Kirk (meaning church) and Dĩc-tūn; a town surrounded by a moat or ditch. At the 2001 Census, the population of the village was 386, which by the 2011 Census had risen to 484. Historically, the village and parish were in the Wetherby Rural District and the Wapentake of Claro. In 1974, the village was moved into North Yorkshire (from the West Riding of Yorkshire). From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

]] The most architecturally notable building in the village is All Saints' Church, the main structure of which dates between the 12th and 14th century. Kirk Deighton Hall is a late 18th century private residence situated off Mark Lane and is Grade II listed. Main Street has a mixture of buildings dating from the 16th to the 19th century. There are some twentieth century council houses on Wetherby Road as well as some twentieth century private houses on Ashdale Lane.