Starbotton One-Place Study

Starbotton is a hamlet in Upper Wharfedale, now part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Situated alongside the River Wharfe and two miles north of Kettlewell, it is part of the civil parish of Kettlewell with Starbotton, and has been part of the Anglican parish of Kettlewell since records began. There are also historic manorial links with Buckden, two miles to the north. My interest in Starbotton stems from family history research into the Simonson family who were present until the eighteenth century. It will also consider links with other parts of Wharfedale.