Bishop Monkton
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.092, -1.496 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 33 66 |
| Population: | 778 |
Bishop Monkton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, located a short drive from the market towns of Ripon and Harrogate. The settlement is compact, with traditional stone houses, a parish church, a primary school, a pub and active village clubs, giving it a distinctly rural but well-connected character.
Historically the name reflects ecclesiastical links – essentially a monk’s or bishop’s farm – and the local economy remains rooted in agriculture alongside a growing number of commuters to nearby towns. Set on the edge of the Vale of York with easy access to the rolling countryside and the Yorkshire Dales, it’s popular with walkers and anyone seeking village community life within reach of larger amenities.
Postcode districts covering Bishop Monkton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 20.2 miles
- Bradford 23.6 miles
- York 19.1 miles
- Harrogate 7.2 miles
- Morley 24 miles
- Keighley 22.7 miles
- Yeadon 17.2 miles
- Pudsey 21.4 miles
- Shipley 21.5 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.7 miles
- Guiseley 17.5 miles
- Bingley 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newby with Mulwith Parish 1.3 miles
- Westwick Parish 1.5 miles
- Burton Leonard Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Littlethorpe Parish 1.8 miles
- Givendale Parish 2 miles
- Markenfield Hall Parish 2.3 miles
- Copgrove Parish 2.3 miles
- Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish 2.6 miles
- South Stainley with Cayton Parish 2.7 miles
- Skelton-on-Ure Parish 2.8 miles
- Ripon Minster & Moorside Ward 2.8 miles
- Bridge Hewick Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Bishop Monkton
HG3 3RB, HG3 3QL, HG3 3UB, HG3 3QY, HG3 3QU, HG3 3TN, HG3 3QT, HG3 3QN, HG3 3QW … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 28.9 miles
- Knaresborough Railway Station 5.9 miles
- Starbeck Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Bishop Monkton Ad
- The Masons Arms 0.2 miles
- The Inn South Stainley 4 2.5 miles
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 4.9 miles
- Grantham Arms 4 4 miles
- The Ripon Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 3.3 miles
- The George Country Inn, Wath 4 6.6 miles
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 7.6 miles
- The Groves Inn 5.9 miles
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 5.7 miles
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 6.8 miles
Schools in Bishop Monkton
- Bishop Monkton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 1.3 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 2.1 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 3.7 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 11 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 14.5 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 17.2 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 17.8 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 18 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 18 miles