Bishop Monkton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.092, -1.508 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 32 66 |
| Population: | 778 |
Bishop Monkton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, set in rolling agricultural countryside within easy reach of Ripon and Harrogate. Its name hints at historic ecclesiastical links - once part of a bishop’s estate - and the village still centres on a centuries‑old parish church and a cluster of traditional stone cottages.
Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a fair number of commuters and small businesses, while community life is sustained by a village hall, primary school, pub and active sports clubs; annual shows and fetes are typical social highlights. The parish offers peaceful rural living but also good access to the Yorkshire Dales for walking and outdoor pursuits, giving it a mix of quiet charm and countryside opportunity.
Postcode districts covering Bishop Monkton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Bradford 23.4 miles37.7 km
- York 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Harrogate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Morley 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Keighley 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Yeadon 17 miles27.4 km
- Pudsey 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Shipley 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Guiseley 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Bingley 21.5 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishop Monkton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Littlethorpe Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Burton Leonard Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Newby with Mulwith Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Markenfield Hall Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Westwick Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Givendale Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- South Stainley with Cayton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Copgrove Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Ripon Minster & Moorside Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bridge Hewick Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Bishop Monkton
HG3 3QR, HG3 3QJ, HG3 3QT, HG3 3UD, HG3 3RJ, HG3 3QU, HG3 3QN, HG3 3QZ, HG3 3RE … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 29 miles46.6 km
- Knaresborough Railway Station 6 miles9.6 km
- Starbeck Railway Station 6.5 miles10.4 km
Hotels near Bishop Monkton Ad
- The Masons Arms 0.4 miles0.7 km
- The Inn South Stainley 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Grantham Arms 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Ripon Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The George Country Inn, Wath 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Groves Inn 6 miles9.7 km
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 8 miles12.9 km
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
Schools in Bishop Monkton
- Bishop Monkton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles20 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 15 miles24.1 km
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Saw Wood Forest 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Spring Wood Forest 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 17.8 miles28.7 km