Bishop Monkton
| Bishop Monkton | |
|---|---|
 Bishop Monkton Beck | |
.svg)  Bishop Monkton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 778 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE329661 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Dialling code | 01765 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Bishop Monkton is a village and civil parish in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about five miles south of Ripon. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 775, increasing slightly to 778 at the 2011 Census.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 760.[2]
Main features of the village include a beck which runs through the centre of the village, St John the Baptist's Church and a Methodist church, a newly built village hall and playing fields, a primary school, two pubs and two caravan sites.
It is within easy reach of Ripon and Harrogate (via the A61); Leeds and York are both less than an hour's drive away.
Littlethorpe and Burton Leonard are the nearest villages.
History[edit]
The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as belonging to the then Archbishop of York.[3] The name Monucheton predates the survey (listed in 1030) as the Town of the monks.[4] It is thought that 13th century, the archbishop resided in a manor house in the village, which has since been destroyed.[5]
Freedoms Mill, standing on the site of an early flax mill, served as paper mill and has since been converted to housing.[6] Between 1848 and 1967, there was a railway station at Wormald Green to the south-west.[7][8] The nearest station now is at Knaresborough, some 6 miles (9.7 km) south.[9]
Twentieth-century developments include a council estate built in the 1960s, and two more housing estates built at the south-eastern tip of the village.[5] In 1986 a rural area to the east of the village, Bishop Monkton Ings, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Natural England.[10] To the west of the village lies Bishop Monkton Railway Cutting Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.[11]
The village has a church, St John the Baptist, a grade II listed structure that was built in 1878.[12][13] The nearby primary school is also located on St John's Road and has been rated Good by Ofsted in 2006, 2009 and 2013.[14]
Bishop Monkton Beck runs eastwards through the middle of the village on its way to the River Ure.[15]
Governance[edit]
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches to the north, south and east of the parish with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,842.[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bishop Monkton Parish (E04007314)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "[Bishop] Monkton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 329. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ a b BMCACA 2008, p. 3.
- ^ "Freedom Mill". Bishop Monkton Local Heritage Group. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (1986). Railways around Harrogate. Halifax: M. Bairstow. p. 72. ISBN 0-9510302-3-X.
- ^ "Bishop Monkton West Riding". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Ripon:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Newton, Joanne (1 October 1986). "Designated sites view, details: Bishop Monkton Ings SSSI". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Bishop Monkton | YWT". www.ywt.org.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Monkton: St John the Baptist". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II) (1315650)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School URN: 121551". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ BMCACA 2008, p. 5.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bishop Monkton Ward (E05006239)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
Sources[edit]
- Bishop Monkton Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF). harrogate.gov.uk (Report). Harrogate: Harrogate Borough Council. 2008.
External links[edit]
- Bishop Monkton Website – Maintained by Richard Field