North Yorkshire
Richmondshire District
Melsonby

Melsonby

Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It lies 1.2 miles west of the A1 motorway and 1.2 miles north of the A66.
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  • Type: Village with 735 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Melsonby, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James’ Church, Melsonby and Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.

Church
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St James' Church is in the village of Melsonby, , England. It is an Anglican in the deanery of Richmond, the archdeaconry of Richmond, and the Diocese of Leeds.

Archaeological site
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The , a huge Iron Age hill fort, sometimes but not always considered an oppidum, comprising over 9 kilometres of ditches and ramparts enclosing approximately 300 hectares of land, are situated in Richmondshire, , England. is situated 2 miles northwest of Melsonby.

Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cuthbert and St Mary's Church is the parish church of , in England. In the medieval period, Barton was served by two churches: St Cuthbert, and St Mary. is situated 2 miles east of Melsonby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldbrough St John and Hartforth.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. The parish has a population of 325, increasing to 392 at the 2011 Census. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. is situated 2 miles north of Melsonby.

Locality
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is a small village in the county of , England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles south-west from the market town of , and is part of the civil parish of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Melsonby.

Village
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is a village about 3.5 miles north of in , England. It is located in the civil parish of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Melsonby.

Melsonby

Latitude
54.47071° or 54° 28′ 15″ north
Longitude
-1.695° or 1° 41′ 42″ west
Population
735
Elevation
469 feet (143 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ZCB
Open location code
9C6WF8C4+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29541784
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642767
Wiki­data ID
Q4280159
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Melsonby” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Melsonby”
  • Dutch: “Melsonby”
  • French: “Melsonby”
  • Irish: “Melsonby”
  • Italian: “Melsonby”
  • Ladin: “Melsonby”
  • Polish: “Melsonby”
  • Spanish: “Melsonby”
  • Swedish: “Melsonby”
  • Turkish: “Melsonby”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Melsonby”. Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.