Warthermarske - Izeria

Warthermarske is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Swinton, about 1 mile (2 km) south-west of Masham. The village is not far from the River Ure, which eventually runs through the small city of Ripon, which itself is a few miles south-east of Warthermarske. The village is at the southern corner of the Swinton Park Estate and was formerly included with the village of Swinton as one township. The hamlet used to be known as Wardenmask and its name derives from Old English with a Scandinavian influence; Wardonmersk which means Marsh at a Watch-Hill. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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Swinton with Warthermarske

Swinton with Warthermarske is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The parish includes the village of Swinton and the hamlets of Roomer and Warthermarske. It also includes Swinton Park, although the wider Swinton Estate extends well beyond the parish. To the north it is separated from the parish of Masham by the River Burn, and is bounded on the east by the River Ure. The population of the parish was estimated at 90 in 2016. Swinton with Warthermarske was historically a township in the ancient parish of Masham in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1934 the parish was enlarged by the addition of Nutwith and Roomer Common, which had been an area of stinted pasture common to all the townships of the ancient parish of Masham. In 1974 the parish was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The parish now shares a grouped parish council, known as Masham Parish Council, with Masham, Burton on Yore and Ellington High and Low.

Swinton Estate

The Swinton Estate is a large privately owned estate in North Yorkshire, England. It comprises some 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of countryside in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, extending 10 miles (16 km) west from the River Ure near Masham. The estate includes Swinton Park, the seat of the Danby family and (from 1882) of the Cunliffe-Lister family (the Earls of Swinton), an English country house in Swinton near Masham. It is set in 200 acres (81 ha) of parkland, lakes and gardens. The house is a Grade II* listed building, and now operates as the 42-bedroom Swinton Park Hotel.The Cunliffe-Lister family still own the house but the seat of the Earl of Swinton which was at Dykes Hill House, also located near Masham has now been sold . Beyond the parkland surrounding the house, the estate comprises farmland and large areas of grouse moor in and around the valley of the River Burn.

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Swinton, Harrogate

Swinton is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate south-west of Masham and separated from it by the River Burn. The village is at the eastern end of Swinton Park and shares a civil parish with Warthermarske. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan and the names derives from the Old English swīn-tūn which means Pig-Farm. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Ilton, North Yorkshire

Ilton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles south-west of Masham. It is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Ilton cum Pott. The parish includes Roundhill Reservoir. The population of the parish was estimated at 50 in 2015.