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Hanlith is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of Malham Cove. It is about north west of Skipton, and consists of only 13 houses. Its population was estimated at 40 in 2015. In the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Kirkby Malham and not counted separately.
Hanlith has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham, Kirkby Malham and Malham Moor.
Hanlith Hall belonged to the Dehelington and Medcalfe families until about 1347, and then became tenanted to the Serjeantson family who remained there for 550 years. The Hall was remodelled in the 20th century.
Hanlith was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Genuki website It became a civil parish in 1866, Vision of Britain website and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
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