Grey Friars Tower
Grey Friars Tower is a tower in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. Grey Friars Tower is situated nearby to Richmond Borough War Memorial, as well as near the park Friary Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: Grade I listed building in Richmondshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Greyfriars Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgian Theatre Royal and Friary Community Hospital.
Georgian Theatre Royal
Theater building
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The Georgian Theatre Royal is a theatre and historic Georgian playhouse in the market town of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is among the oldest of Britain's extant theatres.
Friary Community Hospital
Hospital
The Friary Community Hospital is a health facility in Queen's Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is managed by South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Green Howards Regimental Museum
Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The Green Howards Regimental Museum is the museum of the Green Howards infantry regiment of the British Army. It is located in the old Trinity Church in the centre of the market place of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. Green Howards Regimental Museum is situated 510 feet south of Grey Friars Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hudswell and Hipswell.
Hudswell
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hudswell is a village and civil parish on the border of the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire, England. The population at the ONS Census 2011 was 353. Hudswell is situated 1½ miles west of Grey Friars Tower.
Hipswell
Hamlet
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Hipswell is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire. The civil parish mainly comprises the northern part of Catterick Garrison. The village of Hipswell is at the eastern end of the civil parish, and effectively forms a suburb of Catterick Garrison. Hipswell is situated 2 miles southeast of Grey Friars Tower.
Catterick Garrison
Town
Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres. Catterick Garrison is situated 2½ miles south of Grey Friars Tower.
Grey Friars Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Richmond, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.40455° or 54° 24′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.73795° or 1° 44′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6WC736+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 390382281OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17538278
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In Other Languages
“Grey Friars Tower” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Turo de la Grizaj Fratoj”
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Highlights include Richmond Borough War Memorial and Friary Gardens.
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