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Forest, North Yorkshire
Forest is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, near the town of Richmond. It is near the villages of Scorton and Bolton-on-Swale. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The only public amenity in Forest is a red telephone box. Forest is not served by any public transport.
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Whitwell, North Yorkshire
Whitwell is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north west of the county town of Northallerton At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Great Langton.
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Atley Hill
Atley Hill is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1263 road between the A167 and the village of Scorton.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
There is a pub called "The Arden Arms", it has closed and reopened several times over the last decade, the main reasons for the closures being the drink driving laws, lack of rural public transport and the general decline of the rural economy. Currently run by landlord Alex Liddle.
Situated on Atley Hill above the current settlement was the (abandoned) Medieval village of Atley Cowton.
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Scorton, North Yorkshire
Scorton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of the county town of Northallerton.
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South Cowton
South Cowton is a village and civil parish located on the site of an abandoned medieval village in the county of North Yorkshire in England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 188.
The original village was founded some time after the Norman Conquest; the Domesday Book says that South Cowton was owned by Count Alan of Richmond, and was ruled by Godric the Steward. The archaeological remains of the village suggest that there were at least 20 houses during the Medieval period.
The two major historic buildings in South Cowton are South Cowton Castle and St Mary's Church. Both buildings were erected in the 15th century. Both were built by Richard Conyers, one of the few lords of the many Cowton manors ever to actually live there. Between 1489 and 1490 Conyers demolished the village of South Cowton, evicting its tenants in order to convert the land into pastures.
The current village consists of little more than a few widely dispersed farms, the castle and the church. The former villages of Temple Cowton and Atley Cowton, and the hamlets of Atley Hill and Pepper Arden, have been incorporated into the parish of South Cowton.