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.

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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.

Warthermarske

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.

Masham Methodist Church

Masham Methodist Church is a historic building in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Methodism first came to Masham in the late 18th century, and the Wesleyan Methodist Church soon erected a chapel. In 1892, a new chapel was built on Park Street, in the neoclassical style. The building was grade II listed in 2004. In 2010, it was awarded a community grant from the National Churches Trust, and the whole building was refurbished and upgraded, the work including the replacement of the ground floor pews with more comfortable seating, and the installation of a toilet and an office. The church is built of stone, with quoins, a floor band, a dentilled cornice and a slate roof. The entrance front has two storeys and four bays. In the centre is a double portico containing two segmental arched openings with keystones, divided by a column, and surmounted by an openwork balustrade with corner finials. It is flanked by segmental-headed windows with an band, and on the upper floor are round-headed windows. The middle pair have two lights and are flanked by half-columns carrying a moulded cornice. The outer windows have one light and keystones, and at the top is a pediment containing a decorative feature.

Masham

Masham ( MASS-əm) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. The town is located 34 miles (55 km) northwest of York and was in the former Harrogate district. It is situated in the lower Wensleydale, on the western bank of the River Ure, just north of its confluence with the River Burn.