Brearton
Brearton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated about 3 miles north of Knaresborough. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and its name derives from the Old English Brer-Tun, which means the town where the briars grew.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 151 residents
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Brearton, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Thomas’ Church, Scotton and St Paul and St Margaret’s Church, Nidd.
St Thomas’ Church, Scotton
Church
Photo: Mel Towler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas' Church is the parish church of Scotton, a village near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel was built in Scotton in the early Mediaeval period, but it later fell into ruin.
St Paul and St Margaret’s Church, Nidd
Church
Photo: TheMightyGrog, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Paul and St Margaret's Church is the parish church of Nidd, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Nidd in the mediaeval period, and in 1848 it was described as "a very ancient structure".
St Oswald’s Church, Farnham
Church
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Farnham, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was originally built in the 12th century, from which period much of the chancel survives. St Oswald’s Church, Farnham is situated 1½ miles east of Brearton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farnham and South Stainley.
Farnham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farnham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles north of Knaresborough. Farnham is situated 1½ miles east of Brearton.
South Stainley
Hamlet
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Stainley is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington. South Stainley is situated 2 miles northwest of Brearton.
Wormald Green
Hamlet
Wormald Green is a village in the civil parish of Markington with Wallerthwaite in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A61 road between Harrogate and Ripon which crosses over Markington Beck here. Wormald Green is situated 2½ miles northwest of Brearton.
Brearton
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Brearton, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04457° or 54° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.50742° or 1° 30′ 27″ westPopulation
151Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
9C6W2FVV+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 29543660OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12262686Wikidata ID
Q2149297
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Brearton” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бреартон”
- Cebuano: “Brearton”
- Dutch: “Brearton”
- French: “Brearton”
- Irish: “Brearton”
- Ladin: “Brearton”
- Polish: “Brearton”
- Swedish: “Brearton”
- Turkish: “Brearton”
- “Brearton”
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