- Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is (usually—see below) a
rural community — that is, a small settlement — which is too small to be considered avillage . The name comes from the diminutive of a Germanic word for an enclosed piece ofland orpasture .United Kingdom
In the
United Kingdom , the word 'hamlet' has no legal meaning although they are recognised as part ofland use planning policies and administration. Hamlets are traditionally definedecclesiastic ally as a village or settlement that usually does not have its own church, belonging to aparish of another village or town. In modern usage it generally refers to a secondary settlement in acivil parish , after the main settlement (if any). Hamlets may have been formed around a single source of economic activity such as a farm, mill, mine or harbour that employed its working population. Some hamlets, particularly those that have amedieval church, may be the result of the depopulation of a village.The term hamlet was used in some parts of the country for an areal subdivision of a parish (which might or might not contain a settlement). Elsewhere, these subdivisions were called "townships" or "tithings". [Kain R J P, Oliver R D, "Historic Parishes of England & Wales",HDS, 2001, ISBN 0 9540032 0 9, p 12] [cite web | title = Vision of Britain - Administrative Units Typology - Status definition: Hamlet | publisher = Great Britain Historical GIS Project | accessdate = 2007-08-31 | url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/types/status_page.jsp?unit_status=Hmlt]
United States
New York State
In New York State, hamlets are unincorporated settlements within towns. Hamlets within the
Adirondack Park are recognized and included in theAdirondack Park Agency 's land-use classifications, and have certain planning and governmental rights. Outside of the Adirondack Park, hamlets are usually not legal entities and have no local government or official boundaries.Fact|date=March 2008 They will often be named on road signs, however.A hamlet usually depends upon the town that contains it for municipal services and government. A hamlet could be described as the rural or suburban equivalent of a neighborhood in a city or village. The area of a hamlet may not be exactly defined and may simply be contained within the zip code of its post office, or may be defined by its school or fire district. Residents of a hamlet often identify themselves more closely with the hamlet than with the town.Fact|date=July 2007 Some hamlets proximate to urban areas are sometimes continuous with their cities and appear to be neighborhoods, but they still are under the jurisdiction of the town. Some hamlets -- for example, Hauppauge, with a population of over 20,000 -- are far more populous than some incorporated cities in the state.
Oregon
In
Oregon , specifically in Clackamas County, a hamlet is a form of local government for small communities, which allows the citizens therein to organize and co-ordinate community activities. Hamlets do not provide services such as utilities or fire protection, and do not have the authority to levytaxes or fees. The first hamlet to be created in Oregon was the Hamlet of Beavercreek which was organized as a hamlet in2006 .Canada
In numerous provinces in
Canada , there are officially designatedmunicipalities generally smaller than villages, classified as hamlets. Hamlets are usually small communities situated in remote areas, likeCape Dorset ,Enterprise andTulita .However, in Alberta, they are unincorporated settlements, as in New York.
Sherwood Park, Alberta , which has a population of more than 50,000— well above that needed for city status- has nonetheless retained hamlet status.Fort McMurray, Alberta used to be a city, but has now been amalgamated into theRegional Municipality of Wood Buffalo , thus making it a hamlet. Hamlets are always unincorporated, except in Canada's northern territories, where they are incorporated municipalities.References
See also
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Manorialism
*Developed Environments
*Community
* Settlement types:
** Hamlet
**Village
**Town
**City
** Megalopolis
**Types of settlements in Russia
* Developed environments:
**Rural
**Suburb an
** Urban
**Exurb an
*Clachan External links
* [http://www.bigfarm.co.uk/wolfhampcote.htm Wolfhampcote: A hamlet formed by depopulation]
* [http://www.addingham.info/village/lowmill.htm Low Mill: A mill hamlet]
* [http://www.seguinet.co.uk "Hamlet" – A typical French hamlet with mill]
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