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 miles
- Bradford 23.4 miles
- York 19.5 miles
- Harrogate 7.1 miles
- Morley 23.9 miles
- Keighley 22.3 miles
- Yeadon 17 miles
- Pudsey 21.3 miles
- Shipley 21.2 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.7 miles
- Guiseley 17.2 miles
- Bingley 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bishop Monkton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Littlethorpe Parish 1.5 miles
- Burton Leonard Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Newby with Mulwith Parish 1.7 miles
- Markenfield Hall Parish 1.9 miles
- Westwick Parish 2 miles
- Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish 2.2 miles
- Givendale Parish 2.2 miles
- South Stainley with Cayton Parish 2.4 miles
- Copgrove Parish 2.5 miles
- Ripon Minster & Moorside Ward 2.6 miles
- Bridge Hewick Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Bishop Monkton
HG3 3RA, HG3 3QS, HG3 3QX, HG3 3QU, HG3 3QR, HG3 3RD, HG3 3RQ, HG3 3QA, HG3 3SP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 16.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 29 miles
- Knaresborough Railway Station 6 miles
- Starbeck Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Bishop Monkton Ad
- The Masons Arms 0.4 miles
- The Black a Moor Inn 3 2.6 miles
- The Crown Hotel, Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire 3 4.5 miles
- The George Carvery 1.4 miles
- Chequers Inn 3.8 miles
- The Inn South Stainley 4 2.2 miles
- Grantham Arms 4 4.5 miles
- The Ripon Inn - The Inn Collection Group 4 3.1 miles
- The Old Deanery Hotel 3 3 miles
- Host & Stay | Wellington Street 2.9 miles
Schools in Bishop Monkton
- Bishop Monkton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 1.7 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 3.2 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 10.5 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 15 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 15.2 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 17.3 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 17.8 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 17.8 miles