Yorkshire Travel Guide - Towns and Villages

A market town situated in North Yorkshire between the Yorkshire Dales and Moors, Northallerton was the county town of the North Riding. There was probably a Roman settlement here, for Roman artefacts have been found nearby, but the town itself was founded in the Saxon era, and later gained a royal charter as a market town.
Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: All Saints church, with Saxon stonework

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Osmotherley is a very attractive village on the western fringe of the North York Moors, set in the Hambleton Hills. John Wesley preached here on several occasions, and Osmotherley is home to the oldest Methodist chapel in the world, built in 1754.
Osmotherley, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England

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Pateley Bridge is an attractive market town in Nidderdale, in the northern Yorkshire Dales. The Nidderdale Museum, located in a former workhouse, tells the story of Pateley Bridge's history as a centre for lead mining. The town is also home to a popular annual agricultural show called the Nidderdale Festival.
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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Pickering is a bustling market town on the southern fringe of the North York Moors, dominated by the remains of an 11th-century castle begun by William the Conqueror. Pickering acts as the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, a steam-driven heritage railway that runs north to Grosmont.
Pickering, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 11th-century Pickering Castle

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A market town in West Yorkshire, Pontefract is noted as the location of imposing Pontefract Castle, where Richard II met his untimely end, probably murdered, in 1399. The remains of the castle are still imposing, but little remains of the Cluniac priory, founded in 1090. Remains of a Neolithic henge monument was recently discovered just outside Pontefract at Ferrybridge.
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 11th century Pontefract Castle

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A small village on the Yorkshire coast north of Scarborough and close to Robin Hood's Bay. Ravenscar was the site of a Roman signal station. The Raven Hall Hotel was once owned by Dr Francis Willis, doctor to King George III. The king may have stayed here during his treatment.
Ravenscar, Yorkshire, England

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Reeth is a pretty village at the meeting of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. A former centre for the lead mining industry, Reeth is home to the National Park Centre and the Swaledale Museum.
B6270, Reeth, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The Black Bull Inn, 1680

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Richmond is an attractive market town on the River Swale. The impressive ruins of Richmond Castle rise above the town, and look down on the market square, where you will find the Green Howards regimental museum.
Richmond, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 11th century Richmond Castle

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Ripley is a picturesque estate village near Harrogate, home to historic Ripley Castle. The village was built from scratch in the 1830s by Sir William Ingilby, who was inspired by a French model estate village. Look for the medieval Weeping Cross in All Saints churchyard.
A61, Ripley, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Home to Ripley Castle

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Ripon is a pretty town on the banks of the River Ure in North Yorkshire. The town is known for its superb medieval Minster church that was later made a cathedral. There was a monastery here as early as the 7th century when St Wilfrid built the first church, but the current cathedral dates to AD 1080, with 13th-century additions.
Ripon, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Ripon Cathedral, dating back to the 7th century

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