Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with a population in 2011 of 16,702. Its main attraction is the cathedral, and the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Studley Royal Park and Ripon Cathedral.
Studley Royal Park
Garden
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Studley Royal Park is an estate in North Yorkshire, England. The site has an area of 800 acres and includes an 18th-century landscaped garden; the ruins of Fountains Abbey; Fountains Hall, a Jacobean mansion; and the Victorian St Mary's church, designed by William Burges.
Ripon Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England.
Prison & Police Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Prison & Police Museum is a museum in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. The building housing the museum was constructed in 1685, as a prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharow and Hutton Conyers.
Sharow
Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sharow is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Ripon. The name Sharow derives from the Old English of 'Scearu' and 'Hōh' which translates as boundary hill-spur or a share/division of a sharply projecting piece of land.
Hutton Conyers
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton Conyers is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Ure and 1-mile north-east of Ripon. The parish extends from the River Ure to the A1 motorway, and includes the village of Nunwick.
Ripon
- Type: Locality
- Location: Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1374° or 54° 8′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.5413° or 1° 32′ 29″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
9C6W4FP5+XFGeoNames ID
7302044
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