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Azerley
Azerley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate (borough), Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about north-west of Ripon. The civil parish includes the larger village of Galphay, and also the village of Mickley. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 355, reducing to 340 at the 2011 Census. Braithwaite Hall, about a mile south west of the village, is a Grade II listed building thought to date from the 16th century. It should not be confused with Braithwaite Hall in Coverdale (dale), Coverdale, a National Trust property. References External links * * Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Harrogate-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galphay
Galphay (traditionally pronounced [ˈgɔ:fə] ) is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It is a lower dales village, some west of Ripon and close to the larger village of Kirkby Malzeard. A large central green is used for village events and has a flagstaff, village seat and a number of trees. The pub, ''The Galphay Inn'' is open Tuesdays to Sundays. The village has no church, shops or other public buildings and the Red Phone Box is also under threat of closure. The name is derived from the Old English ''galga'' 'gallows' and ''haga'' 'enclosure', and thus means 'gallows enclosure'. The earliest documentation about Galphay records that it was owned by Fountains Abbey in 1189. Galphay now has around 60 houses, with a population of about 200. In the last 100 years, a village school was opened; and subsequently closed. The same fate awaited the Methodist Chapel, which is now a private house. A 'Vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
