Bishop Monkton

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Bishop Monkton
Statistics
Population:	775 (2001)
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SE329661
Administration
District:	Harrogate
Shire county:	North Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	North Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire
Services
Police force:	North Yorkshire
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	Yorkshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	HARROGATE
Postal district:	HG3
Dialling code:	01765
Politics
UK Parliament:	Skipton and Ripon
European Parliament:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Bishop Monkton is a village and civil parish near Harrogate of North Yorkshire, England, about five miles south of Ripon. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 775.

Main features of the village include a beck which runs through the centre of the village, two churches (St John the Baptist [C of E] and a Methodist church), a newly built village hall and playing fields, a primary school, two pubs and two caravan sites.

It is within easy reach of Ripon and Harrogate (via the A61). Leeds is a 50 minute drive (via the A59), as is York.

[edit] History

Settlement in Bishop Monkton dates back over 1000 years by visitors who came over the North Sea and travelled up the Ouse. More recent major developments include a council estate built in the 1960s, and two more housing estates built at the south-eastern tip of the village.

[edit] External links

• Bishop Monkton Website - Maintained by Richard Field