Grassington

Grassington is a small town in Wharfedale in , set in the limestone scenery of the . You come here to browse in the cobbled market square and to hike the hills.
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  • Type: Town with 1,790 residents
  • Description: market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Grassington, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Linton and St Margaret Clitherow’s Church, Threshfield.

Church
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
St Michael's Church is the parish church of , a village in England. The oldest part of the church is the 12th-century north arcade, while the chancel arch and south arcade are 13th century.

Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret Clitherow's Church is a Catholic church in , a village in , in England. In the 1960s, the Catholic population around Grassington grew, and it was decided to construct a church in the neighbouring village of Threshfield.

Library
Photo: Peter James, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threshfield and Hebden.

Village
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England, and one of four villages in the ecclesiastical parish of . It lies near and Grassington, in in the National Park.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is situated on the in , and is in the National Park. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Grassington.

Grassington

Latitude
54.0722° or 54° 4′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.9975° or 1° 59′ 51″ west
Population
1,790
Elevation
663 feet (202 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GZT
Open location code
9C6W32C2+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26454436
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2648197
Wiki­data ID
Q2339724
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Grassington” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Grassington”
  • Cebuano: “Grassington”
  • Dutch: “Grassington”
  • French: “Grassington”
  • Irish: “Grassington”
  • Italian: “Grassington”
  • Ladin: “Grassington”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grassington”
  • Norwegian: “Grassington”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Gærsingtūn”
  • Polish: “Grassington”
  • Spanish: “Grassington”
  • Swedish: “Grassington”
  • Turkish: “Grassington”
  • Urdu: “گراسنگٹن”
  • Welsh: “Grassington”
  • “Grassington”

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