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Bewerley
Bewerley shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE157648 |
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| Parish | Bewerley |
| District | Harrogate |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Bewerley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about twelve miles west of Ripon. The parish includes the urban area of Pateley Bridge west of the River Nidd (known as Bridgehouse Gate), and the village of Greenhow, as well as Bewerley village. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 730.[1]
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Bewerley is mentioned in the Domesday Book (as Burelei). Historically Bewerley was a township in the large parish of Ripon. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.
Bewerley Hall was built in the 16th or 17th century. In 1774 it was acquired by the Yorke family, who built a new hall in 1815. The new hall was demolished in 1925, but the old hall survives.[2]
Bewerley Park Centre for Outdoor Education is run by the North Yorkshire County Council.[3]
Bewerley Grange Chapel was built by Marmaduke Huby, abbot of Fountains Abbey from 1495 to 1526.[4]