Bishop Monkton Ings

Bishop Monkton Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, situated east of Bishop Monkton village in North Yorkshire, England. It consists mostly of marshy, calcareous grassland, with some broadleaved woodland, and some fen alongside the two watercourses which run through the site. This varied wetland forms a habitat for a variety of plants, including the semi-parasitic marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris).

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Westwick, North Yorkshire

Westwick is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Boroughbridge, on the south bank of the River Ure. It is a small parish of only 422 acres (171 ha), and consists of a few scattered houses. In 2012 the population of the parish was estimated at 10. As the population was less than 100 at the 2011 Census details are included by ONS in the civil parish of Skelton-on-Ure. Westwick was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Westwick Lock, one of two locks on the navigable section of the River Ure, is in the parish.

Way of the Roses

The Way of the Roses is a coast-to-coast long-distance cycle route of Great Britain and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines and specially constructed cycle paths. It lies entirely within the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, crossing the Yorkshire Dales and the Yorkshire Wolds in the North of England, passing through the historic cities of Lancaster, Ripon and York and scenic towns and villages including Settle and Pateley Bridge At 170 miles (270 km) long, the route is designed for the whole range of cyclists, from families to cycling club riders. Although a challenge with some hard climbs, the highest point being over 1,312 feet (400 m), the route is steadily increasing in popularity and is fully open and signed. The route is named after the Wars of the Roses, a 15th-century war between the English dynastic families Lancaster and York.

Freedoms Mill

Freedoms Mill is a historic building in Bishop Monkton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A flax mill operated on the site for many years, but in the late 18th century, it was rebuilt as a paper mill. As of 1800, it was owned by Peter Lomas, passing in 1815 to John Robinson, and in 1846 to Charles Lister. Lister formed a partnership with John Butterfield, who soon became sole owner, later passing the business to his son, who formed a similar partnership with Walter Renton. Other than a short period of ownership by Newby Hall, it remained in the Renton family until it closed, in 1975. It was purchased by the Industrial Paint company, but the building became derelict. In 1986, it was Grade II listed. In the mid-1990s, the building was converted into six apartments. The brick building consists of a house on the left, and the former watermill on the right. It is three storeys high, and has a slate roof. The house has three bays, and a central doorway with attached columns, a fanlight, and a corniced pediment. The ground and middle floor windows are sashes with cambered heads, and in the top floor are one sash and two casement windows. The former mill has four bays, a doorway in the right bay, one sash window and the other windows are casements. Between the bays in the upper floors are brick columns, which would originally have separated large windows, but in the 20th century these were infilled with brick, since replaced by wood and smaller windows.

Newby Hall

Newby Hall is a country house beside the River Ure in the parish of Skelton-on-Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Ripon and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Topcliffe Castle, by which the manor of Newby was originally held. A Grade I listed building, the hall contains a collection of furniture and paintings and is surrounded by extensive gardens. Newby Hall is open to the public.