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Hartforth is a small village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-west from the market town of Darlington, and is part of the civil parish of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury. The population was 558 at the 2021 census. Hartforth Hall
Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the point where Swaledale , the upper valley of the River Swale , opens into the Vale of Mowbray . The town's population at the 2011 census was 8,413.
Richmond Castle from across the River Swale. In 1069 William the Conqueror had put down a rebellion at York which was followed by his "harrying of the North" – an act of ethnic cleansing which depopulated large areas for a generation or more. [3] As a further punishment, he divided up the lands of North Yorkshire among his most loyal followers.
Gilling West is located on the B6274 road that links nearby Richmond with the A66 trunk road and eventually continues on to Staindrop in County Durham. Nearby settlements to Gilling include Hartforth 1.1 miles (1.8 km) north-west, Whashton 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the west, and the market town of Richmond 3.6 miles (5.8 km) to the south.
Marske is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England in lower Swaledale on the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 5 miles (8 km) west of Richmond. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish, including New Forest, was 127. It includes the hamlets of Applegarth, Clints, Feldom and Skelton.
On Pilmore Hill (between Aske and Richmond) is a tower bearing the name of Olliver Ducat, which is said to be a perfect counterpart of an Indian hillfort. Aske Hall's history has been well documented, notably in Richmond Architecture and in a two-part article by Giles Worsley published in Country Life in March 1990. The following description ...
Scotton lies four miles south of Richmond town. [7] The closest railway station is Northallerton railway station, which is located 11.63 miles from Scotton [8] and there is a bus route, the X27 connecting Scotton with Catterick Garrison, Richmond and Darlington. [9]
The castle was originally the home of the Etton family, who appeared there at the end of the 12th century. It was Thomas de Etton who built the fortified manor house in the 14th century – a large tower almost square, whose basement still forms the core of the present building.