Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is a hamlet in Hampsthwaite, Harrogate District, England. Mount Pleasant is situated nearby to the hamlet Saltergate Business Park, as well as near Rowden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Army Foundation College and St Thomas a Becket’s Church, Hampsthwaite.

Army Foundation College

Military installation

Photo: Minervablue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Army Foundation College in Harrogate, England, is the sole initial military training unit for British Army recruits who enlist aged between 16 and 17.5 years.

St Thomas a Becket’s Church, Hampsthwaite

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Thomas a Becket's Church is the parish church of Hampsthwaite, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Numerous Saxon and Norman graveslabs have been found in the vicinity of the church, suggesting there was an early church building here.

Ripley Castle

Photo: Dposte46, Public domain.

Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles north of Harrogate. The castle has been the seat of the Ingilby baronets for centuries. In June 2024 it was announced that it was to be sold. Ripley Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killinghall and Clint.

Killinghall

Village

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Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132. The village is situated approximately 3 miles north of Harrogate, extending south from the bridges on the A61 road over the River Nidd. Killinghall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.

Clint

Hamlet

Photo: manonabike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clint is a village in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Nidd, 4 miles north-west of Harrogate. Clint is the largest village in the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets, which also includes the settlements of Burnt Yates and Bedlam. Clint is situated 1½ miles north of Mount Pleasant.

Birstwith

Village

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birstwith is a village and civil parish in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Nidd. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 756 and increased to 868 based on the 2011 Census. Birstwith is situated 2 miles northwest of Mount Pleasant.

Mount Pleasant

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Saltergate Hill”
Category: locality
Location: Hampsthwaite, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.00971° or 54° 0′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.59866° or 1° 35′ 55″ west

Elevation

502 feet (153 metres)

Open location code

9C6W2C52+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9420527452

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13275017

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