Bishop Monkton

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Bishop Monkton
Bishop Monkton shown within North Yorkshire
Population	775 (2001)
OS grid reference	SE329661
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROGATE
Postcode district	HG3
Dialling code	01765
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°05′24″N 1°29′46″W / 54.09, -1.4961

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

Bishop Monkton beck

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.

Littlethorpe and Burton Leonard are the nearest villages.

[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.