Arbour Hill, Hornby

Arbour Hill is a historic building in the parish of Hornby, near Bedale in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was commissioned as one of four model farms by Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness of Hornby Castle. It was designed by John Carr, its composition inspired by his earlier farm, Street House in Ainderby Miers, and was completed in about 1760. It was grade II listed in 1967. One of its barns was converted into accommodation in the 1980s, then in 2010 the house was restored along with its outbuildings. The dovecote and summerhouse flanking the house were converted into holiday accommodation. The house is built of sandstone on a plinth, with an impost band, an eaves band, and pantile roofs. The house has two storeys and seven bays, the middle three bays projecting and canted, and the outer bays are three-storey pavilions with pyramidal roofs. The house is flanked by screen walls, each containing a doorway. To the left is a two-storey dovecote, and to the right is a two-storey summerhouse, both with a pyramidal roof. The windows in the house are sashes, and in each pavilion is an oculus. Inside the house is an 18th-century staircase.

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The Old Rectory, Patrick Brompton

The Old Rectory is a historic building in Patrick Brompton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was probably built in about 1700, then altered in the 18th century, and extended to the right in the 19th century. It became the rectory of St Patrick's Church, Patrick Brompton in 1908. A conservatory was added in the early 21st century. In 2013, the house was marketed for sale for £795,000, at which time it had an entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen, library, six bedrooms, and an attached two-bedroom cottage at the rear. The building was grade II listed, along with the cottage, and a wall and railing, in 1987. The building is constructed of stone and has a stone slate roof with stone coping. It has three storeys, cellars and attics, a main range with three bays, a two-storey bay on the right, and a rear wing. In the centre is a doorway with a chamfered surround, flanked by canted bay windows, and the other windows are sashes. In front of the house is a low stone wall with triangular coping and wrought iron railings, and a gate with spiked bars and standards with urn finials. Inside, several early doors survive.

Patrick Brompton

Patrick Brompton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Patrick Brompton is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Bedale. It lies on the A684. The population of the parish at the 2001 Census was 155, rising to 167 at the 2011 Census. North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be at 170 in 2015. St Patrick's Church is located in the centre of the village as well as the village pub, The Green Tree. The village is approximately 235 miles (378 km) from London and 35 miles (56 km) from Middlesbrough. The nearest primary school is Crakehall C of E Primary School in Great Crakehall, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away. The Brompton Beck, which feeds into Bedale Beck, runs through the centre of the village.

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Patrick Brompton Hall

Patrick Brompton Hall, also known as Dalesend, is a historic building in Patrick Brompton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The country house was built in the early 18th century, for Gregory Elsley, to serve as the rectory of St Patrick's Church. It was altered and extended in 1901. In the mid-20th century, it was owned by Billy Nevett, then in 1958 it was purchased by the Ropner family. It has been grade II* listed since 1967. In 2024, it was marketed for sale for £3.95 million, at which time it had four reception rooms, a breakfast room, kitchen, larder, pantry, pool room, swimming pool, ten bedrooms, an attic room, stables, and 7 acres (2.8 ha) of grounds. The house is built of sandstone, with a stone slate roof and stone copings. The central block has three storeys and five bays, with flanking single-storey two-bay wings, a rear outshut and a rear wing. The garden front has a plinth, quoins, string courses, a cornice, and a parapet with corner finials. The central doorway has an architrave, a fanlight, and a keystone. This is flanked by fielded panels under a segmental pediment on consoles. The windows are sashes with architraves, moulded sills and keystones. On the left return is a bow window, and the right return has a square bay window, and a doorway with a triangular pediment. Inside, the entrance hall retains its original decoration, including a Roman tombstone brought from Cataractonium. The sitting room, dining room and billiard room have original plasterwork. The drawing room has a pine chimneypiece originally in Clumber Park.

Church of St Patrick, Patrick Brompton

The Church of St Patrick, is the parish church for the village and parish of Patrick Brompton in North Yorkshire, England. The church is one of six in the Benefice of Lower Wensleydale and the oldest parts of the building date back to the 11th century. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south east of Richmond and 4 miles (6 km) north of Bedale situated on the A684 road. It is only one of two churches in Yorkshire to be dedicated to St Patrick.