Redmire

Redmire

Redmire
Redmire
 Redmire shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE044912
DistrictRichmondshire
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°19′01″N 1°55′58″W / 54.31683°N 1.93267°W

Sign warning of slow moving military vehicles in Redmire

Redmire is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Leyburn in Wensleydale at the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

It is the terminus of the Wensleydale Railway. Recently the Ministry of Defence trialled the use of trains to transport armoured vehicles from bases in the south to the Catterick military area, using Redmire railway station as its terminus.

Popular culture

The village was also featured in the British 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".[1]

References

External links

Media related to Redmire at Wikimedia Commons