Downholme

Downholme est un village et une paroisse civile du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre.

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Downholme is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) west from the market town of Richmond and 16 miles (26 km) west from the county town of Northallerton. The village lies close to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The population as taken in the ONS Census of 2011 was less than 100, so details are included in the parish of Hudswell. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to be 50.

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Downholme

St Michael and All Angels' Church is an Anglican church in Downholme, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built about 1180, initially consisting of a nave and chancel. A north aisle was added around 1200, and the chancel was rebuilt about 1330. About 1430, the aisle was extended to create a north chapel. The church was restored in 1811, when a porch was added, and again in 1886 and 1894. It was grade II* listed in 1969. The church is built of stone and has an artificial slate roof. It consists of a nave with a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a north aisle, and a corniced bellcote on the west gable. The porch is gabled, and contains a round-arched doorway with voussoirs, imposts and a keystone. The inner doorway is Norman with one order of shafts and a chevroned arch. Inside, there is a 12th-century octagonal font and a piscina.

Downholme Bridge

Downholme Bridge is a historic bridge in Downholme, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The bridge, designated as part of the C125 road, connects Downholme with Marske. In 1684, John Hutton from received permission to construct a bridge across the River Swale in this location. Its two eastern arches were rebuilt in 1773, to a design by John Carr, at a cost of £1,200 (equivalent to £193,000 in 2023). It was grade II* listed in 1969. The bridge was restored in 2017, with the last two weeks of work delayed to allow guests at a local wedding to cross the river. The bridge is built of stone and has three arches. The western arch is slightly pointed, and the two eastern arches are round. All have triangular cutwaters, quoins, and soffits in the arches. The parapet has saddleback coping, and the terminals are square with rounded pyramidal caps.

Stainton, west North Yorkshire

Stainton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in Swaledale. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2016. It lies close to the army training camp of Wathgill in the adjoining civil parish of Walburn. A large part of the parish consists of Ministry of Defence ranges and training areas. It was historically a township in the parish of Downholme which was part of the Hang West wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire. Walburn became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The name Stainton derives from the Old English stāntūn meaning 'stone settlement'.

Swaledale

Swaledale is a valley in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Dales, which are part of the Pennines, and within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is named after the River Swale, which runs through it. Swaledale is the most northerly of the major dales.