There were 2 ploughlands in the village at the time of the Domesday Book, and Osbern of Arques was both Tenant in Chief and Lord in 1086.

[5] Cattal Bridge is a grade two listed structure which carries Tadcaster road over the River Nidd.

Although most recently in 2012 the prestigious title had been given to the village of Hessay five miles from Cattal, controversy still remains as to where the centre is.

The Ordnance Survey used its own detailed records of the county's boundary and the help of a computer program and a field in Hessay was pinpointed as the centre point of Yorkshire.

[9] Due to the village's proximity to the River Nidd it has a recent history of flooding during extreme weather.

Flooding has occurred in the village most recently in 2012 with houses located near the banks of the river put on alert by the environmental agency.

[10] Also during the floods two donkeys were rescued from a field in Cattal after becoming stranded after the river burst its banks.