Marsett Rigg - Izeria

Marsett Rigg is an area of rough pasture that has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) because of the diversity of plant species present. It is located within Yorkshire Dales National Park. Its northern border follows the stream called Bardale Beck and its eastern border abuts the hamlet of Marsett. Management is through a traditional grazing regime. This site contains both neutral grassland and more acidic grassland. In neutral grassland, plant species include betony, water avens, primrose, globe flower, wood anemone and wood buttercup. Orchid species in this protected area include twayblade, early purple orchid, fragrant orchid and northern marsh orchid. Near the banks of Bardale Beck, plant species include bird's-eye primrose, butterwort and marsh valerian. In the acidic grassland, there are patches of heather and bilberry with devil's-bit scabious.
Outside the protected area, within the hamlet of Marsett, a population of the plant called caraway has been recorded.

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Marsett

Marsett is one of three settlements in around Semer Water in Raydale, a small side dale off Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. Marsett is only a hamlet and lies to the south-west of the lake, at a point where a smaller side dale, Bardale, joins Raydale. The hamlet consists of two farms and ten permanent dwellings, together with a number of holiday cottages. There is also a Methodist chapel, built in 1897. The name, first recorded in 1283 as Mouressate, is from the Old Norse Maures sætr, meaning 'the shieling of a man named Maurr' (a nickname meaning 'ant'). In 2016, Marsett's red telephone box was scheduled to be demolished, but following a successful campaign where local councillors pointed out that there is no mobile phone reception in the area, it was renovated instead. The phone box has also been earmarked as a possible location for a defibrillator unit. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Church Landmark

Stalling Busk

Stalling Busk is one of three settlements around Semer Water in the county of North Yorkshire in the small dale of Raydale just off from Wensleydale, England. The village lies to the immediate south of the lake, at 1,080 feet (330 m) above sea level. The name of the settlement derives from a combination of Old French (estalon) and Old Norse (buskr), which means the stallion's bush. The village was also known as Stallen Busk, and is commonly referred to by locals as just Busk. Although the village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, archaeological evidence points to the area being inhabited during the Iron and Bronze ages. As well as the Grade II listed St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk has the ruined Old St Matthew's Church, that is also Grade II listed, which can be found on a short walk towards Semer Water. In St Matthew's Church graveyard, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial plot. The village itself only consists of 17 buildings, with one of those being the church. Historically the village was part of the Ancient Parish of Aysgarth, part of the wapentake of Hang West, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. By 1742, Stalling Busk had been made into its own civil parish with the other settlements in Raydale within its parish boundaries. In 1974, it was moved into the Bainbridge civil parish, in the newer 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. It is represented at Westminster as part of the Richmond and Northallerton constituency.

Church Landmark

St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk

St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Stalling Busk, North Yorkshire.

Church Landmark

Old St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk

Old St Matthew's Church is a former church in Stalling Busk, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church in Stalling Busk was built in 1603, but it fell into ruin during the English Civil War. A replacement was completed in 1722, with a nave and two aisles. Unusually, the altar was originally at the north end of the building, and the church was later rearranged to have the altar in the east aisle, and the pews, which dated from around 1800, placed so as to face the altar. The church originally had a low roof of stone slates, and a wooden bellcote at the west end, with a single bell. A south porch was added at a later date, with stone benches inside. Most of the windows were mullioned, while the west wall was blank. The northern east window may have been relocated from an earlier building. In 1909, the new St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk was completed. In 1913, the font, monuments and pulpit were moved to the new church, while the roof was sold, and the old church fell into ruin. However, the ruins were Grade II listed in 1986.

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