Redmire

Redmire
Redmire
Redmire is located in North Yorkshire
Redmire
Redmire
Location within North Yorkshire
Population384 (including Castle Bolton with East and west Bolton 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE044912
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeyburn
Postcode districtDL8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°19′01″N 1°55′58″W / 54.31683°N 1.93267°W / 54.31683; -1.93267

Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales.

Transport

Sign warning of slow moving military vehicles in Redmire

Redmire is the terminus of the Wensleydale Railway.[2] The Ministry of Defence uses trains to transport armoured vehicles from bases in the south to the Catterick military area using Redmire railway station as its terminus.[3]

The village was featured in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Puppy Love", as the location of Darrowby bus stop. The village pub, the Bolton Arms, was also featured in the episode "Beauty of the Beast".[4]

The Bolton Arms, on Hargill Lane

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Redmire Parish (E04007518)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ Yorkshire, Welcome to. "ResultDetail". www.yorkshire.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ Shannon, Paul (December 2013). "On Government Business". Railways Illustrated. No. 130. p. 83.
  4. ^ "Bolton Arms, Redmire, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, The Beauty Of The Beast". Waymarking.com. 1978. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

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