sentences:  Starbeck was originally a hamlet in the township of Bilton with Harrogate in the ancient parish of Knaresborough.The township was part of the ancient Royal Forest of Knaresborough, which is situated to the south of the River Nidd.In 1896 Starbeck became a separate civil parish, but in 1938 the civil parish was abolished and Starbeck was absorbed into the Municipal Borough of Harrogate.