[2] Historically, the hamlet was in the parish of Hunsingore, in the wapentake of Claro.

[1][3] However, it is now in the civil parish of Great Ribston with Walshford, which had an estimated population of 70 in 2015.

The inn is a converted farmhouse on the A168 road, and is a grade II listed structure.

Halnaby Hall was where Byron spent his honeymoon, or as he described it, his "treaclemoon".

[11][12][13] Walshford is in the district of Harrogate, however its Parliamentary constituency is Selby and Ainsty.