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Local Development Framework

Settlement Facilities Study

June 2011 Settlement Facilities Study

Contents

Settlement Facilities Study 1 Introduction to the Study 1 Gathering Information 1 Maintaining the Information 1 Contact Details 1

The Central Area Summary 3 Settlement Facilities Analysis – Central Richmondshire 4 The Settlement Facilities Study – Central Richmondshire 5

The Lower Area Summary 13 Settlement Facilities Analysis – Lower Wensleydale 14 The Settlement Facilities Study – Lower Wensleydale 15

The North Richmondshire Area Summary 19 Settlement Facilities Analysis – North Richmondshire 20 The Settlement Facilities Study – North Richmondshire 21

Settlement Facilities Study

Introduction to the Study This study is an assessment of the availability of services and facilities in those settlements in the part of Richmondshire District which is outside of the Dales National Park. This is known as the Plan Area. Some settlements however fall part inside the National Park, namely Hudswell, and , yet they have been included in this study. The purpose of this study is to help us to understand the role of each settlement in the local area and to guide us in planning for the future of each settlement and the Plan Area as a whole.

Gathering Information This study has been updated from its original version which was compiled in June 2009. As part of this update a range of local sources have been used, including contact with and feedback from local Councils and Meetings, information held by the Council, desktop studies, web resources and site visits to the relevant settlements.

Maintaining the Information It is the nature of such studies that they date very quickly; therefore we will update this study on a regular basis. Please let us know if there are any changes that we need to make to the details contained within the study, so that we can it as up to date as possible.

Contact For more information or to advise us of any changes that need to be made please contact us using the following details:

Planning Policy Team Richmondshire District Council Swale House Frenchgate Richmond DL10 4JE

Tel: 01748 827025 Fax: 01748 825071 Email: [email protected] Web: www.richmondshire.gov.uk

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Page 2 of 32 The Central Richmondshire Area Summary

The Central Area includes the settlements of Richmond, Colburn, Scotton, Hipswell and the Army’s main site. The runs through the east of the area, where the three large villages of Catterick Village, Brompton on Swale and Scorton are located. Good road links connect this area very strongly to and the City Region, and as a result it forms part of the Darlington housing market and .

About 31,000 people, including military personal and their dependants, live in the Central area1, which is approximately 67% of the total population for the Plan Area. This population is quite unusual for a rural area, with its younger age structure being a result of the large military presence.

The Catterick Garrison and Marne Barracks military bases employ 9,400 people2. Military sites and the villages of Colburn, Scotton and Hipswell have, to some extent, coalesced over time but despite the larger population they lack a distinct centre equivalent to Richmond.

Richmond’s strong reputation as an historic town centre with an active community has been recognised by its “Great Town of the Year” accolade in 2009. However the town’s scope for further growth is significantly limited by existing environmental constraints.

The Central Richmondshire Area

1 North Yorkshire Council Population Estimates (2009) 2 The Economic Impact of military Presence in North Yorkshire (February 2010)

Page 3 of 32 Settlement Facilities Analysis – Central Richmondshire

The study shows that Richmond continues to have a good range of services and facilities including leisure and cultural amenities. Richmond Town Centre is constrained and there are few opportunities for new retail and employment development within the historic centre. The town has good transport connections linking it with Darlington, and and also connecting many smaller settlements within the sub area en route.

The settlements of Hipswell, Scotton, and Colburn continue to provide a good range of services and facilities, in particular convenience goods and leisure facilities, serving a wide catchment area. The area does not experience the constraints of Richmond and provides ample scope for improvements in the Central Area’s retail and business offer, complementing the historic role of Richmond. Again, the three settlements particularly Colburn and Hipswell have good transport connections linking the area with Richmond, Darlington and Northallerton. The range of services and facilities offered in these three settlements has varied little since the original study in 2009.

This updated facilities study notes that the settlements of Brompton on Swale, Catterick Village and Scorton have at least one shop, post office, public house, place of worship, school, and a few other services, with reasonable public transport links to the Garrison Area (Hipswell, Colburn and Scotton), Richmond and Darlington. The range of services and facilities available in these settlements has not varied very much since the 2009 Study.

Hudswell, Tunstall, , Easby, Appleton East and West, Ellerton on Swale and St Martins were also reviewed in the study. In general these settlements have little or no facilities as defined in the study. Brough with St Giles does have a shop, Lidl; this is located adjacent to the boundary with the settlement of Colburn. Ellerton has a farm shop but offers few other services. St Martins does offer a range of leisure facilities with the Station development and a public house, but does not have a school, post office, place of worship or other services; thereby geographically and functionally supporting the role of Richmond. The facilities and services available in these settlements vary little from those identified in the earlier Facilities Study of 2009.

Page 4 of 32 Settlement Facilities Study – Central Richmondshire Area

Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Appleton Hornby 100 None None None None None None None None None None East and Castle West Brompton Brompton 1900 Mad Hatter Sub Post The Crown Inn St Paul's X34/34, X 28 Honey Pot Brompton Gatherley Road Community Seekers Motor on Swale on Swale Tea Co. Office Darlington - Road Sports on Swale & Sports Home Hire and Farmers Arms every hour Ground CE Primary JGM Transport Centre Scorton K9 crystals Methodist School Services (badminton, Off Roads, (pet shop) The Tudor Chapel 32, 32A Village basket ball, Richmond - Community & Chas Long and table Children’s Soft Little Present The King every two Sports Centre Son Aggregates tennis, Play Company William VI hours indoor (Vacant) Cricket Pitch bowls and X 55 martial arts) Richmond/ Equipped play Northallerton – areas at – Brompton between three Brompton Park on Swale and five times Pembury Village Hall daily Mews Brompton Court Curties Drive Catterick Catterick 2930 Newsagent Catterick The Oak Tree St Anne's X34/34, X28, Catterick Michael None Booth Health Centre /cafe Village Post Inn Church 27, x27, x26 Village Syddall Memorial Office Darlington - Pavilion Primary Hall Pet Shop Butcher Bay Horse Methodist every hour School Chapel Catterick Garage Convenience The Angel 32, 32A, 54 Village Sports Store Richmond - Field Service Station Catterick Village every two and used car 4 Takeaways/ Social Club – hours Catterick sales Restaurants the Club Village Sports Association Scouts Hut 1 Hairdresser (football, cricket, A1 Community basketball, Office (learning) athletics) Sunday Market Catterick BMX at Catterick Track Racecourse,

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Play Areas at Kings Close, B&B/Guesthouse Arena View, Bennions Way, Pallet Hill Colburn Colburn 4400 2 Centres Co- The St ’s 27, X27, X26, Colburn Colburn Colburn St Doctor's Surgery (White shops operative Hildyard Arms C of E X28, 34, X34 Community Community Business Park Cuthbert’s and Stores - Church Richmond/ Health and Primary Village Hall Library Broadway, 28 Sub Post Colburn Lodge Darlington - Recreation School A number of shops) Office (Vacant) every half hour Centre smaller RDC Contact business Centre 3 SPAR - Sub JT’s Bar Colburn Sports located within Convenience Post Office Field the parish Dentist Stores Hunters Bar Play Areas at Optician 5 General Piper Hill Stores Bridge Close Sure Start and Grange Centre 10 Takeaways Road Social Services 3 Health and The Chase (A) Family unit Beauty Salons The Chase (B) (inc tattoos) The Chase C) Taxi

3 Hair Launderette

3 Clothes

1 Betting Office

Ellerton on Brompton 130 Lakeside None None None None None None None None None Swale on Swale Farm Shop and Scorton Hipswell Hipswell 5630 (22) in total Hipswell Le Maginot St Joan of Arc X34/34 Byng Rd Hipswell CE Radio Station Two Village Medical Centre Post Office R.C Church Darlington - Recreation Primary Halls 2 convenience Bar 28 every hour Ground School DL9 4BE Army Garrison SPAR Sub St Aidan’s DL9 3PL Main Site 5 Takeaway/ Post Office The White Rose C of E 32 Catterick Wavell Centre,

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

restaurants Club (inc Church Richmond - Garrison Community Bowling alley) every two Swimming Junior Lloyds Bank 4 Clothes St Johns hours Pool School, C of E Police Station 1 Betting Church 27, X27, 26, 28 Catterick Wavell Office Richmond/ Athletic Community Health Centre Darlington - Stadium Infant (Richmond 7 General every 15 mins School Road) Catterick Golf 1 Furniture 73 Club Carnagill Library Richmond/ Community 1 Bike Northallerton – Jaffa Sports Primary Estate Agents twice hourly Ground School 1 Flooring Physiotherapist Catterick Risedale Leisure Centre Sports and Car Dealership Community Playing Field College Legal Services Hipswell Village Financial Services Tennis Court Travel Agents Play Areas at Village Green / Taxi Park Wood / Albermarle Petrol Filling Drive Station

The White Car Garage Rose Community Radio Station Centre

Army Welfare Service Play Area

Soldier Sams Indoor Play Area

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Hudswell 290 Small shop in None George and St Michael & 32/32A Allotments None None Hudswell Library in Hudswell pub Dragon All Richmond – being Village Hall Hudswell Scotton developed to Community Pub frequently rear of pub

Scotton Scotton 4890 Aldi None Social Club, None 32, 32A Scotton Le Cateau None Scotton Army Garrison (Boundary Louis' Bar Richmond – Playing Pitch Community Village Hall Main Site with Hipswell) five daily Primary Spindleberrys Play areas at School Dentist (Catterick Inns Ltd 73 Hawthorne Road, Boundary (Kitchener Rd) Richmond/ Drive / Darlington with Hipswell) Northallerton – Road College at twice hourly / Scotton Catterick Gardens / Falcon Close / Oak Fields Drive and one for completion as at March 2011)

Village Hall (indoor bowls and dancing)

Allotments Tunstall Tunstall 320 None None Bay Horse Inn Holy Trinity 32 -32A Recreation None None Tunstall Tunstall Kids and Church Richmond - Ground rear of Village Hall Community Club three times Yarborough (Community daily Close Group)

Tunstall Village Hall (Short Mat Bowls) Richmond Richmond 8570 72 A1 shops Finkle The Town Hall Zetland 31/31A/31B Earls Orchard Richmond Gallowfields Town Hall Two Doctor's Central, plus market Street Christian Richmond Methodist Trading Estate Surgeries East and hall ; 15 A2 Holly Hill Inn Centre Town - every Cricket Primary West financial and Gilling Road (Pentecostal) hour Pavilion School RDC Contact professional Ralph Fitz Centre services, and Randal The King's 32 Richmond St. Mary's 9 premises for Church – Cricket RC Primary Police, Fire and the sale of The Unicorn every two Ground School) Ambulance

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

food and drink Parish hours Stations for Talbot Hotel Church of Sports Centre St. Frances consumption X34/34 Xavier Richmond Castle all in town Fleece Hotel Darlington – Earls Orchard School centre ground St Mary's C of three times Football Pitch floor primary The Turf E Church daily Richmond and Richmond Golf School secondary The Black Lion St Francis 59/X59 Club frontages Xavier Darlington - Richmond Box Bar - Buck twice daily RUFC CE Primary 1 supermarket Hotel Kingdom Hall Theakston School out of centre 29 Lane Comrades Richmond Darlington - Pentecostal every two Richmond FC Kings Head Church hours Skate Park. The Ship Richmond X27, X26, 28 Methodist Darlington - 25m Hudswell Church every 15 mins Swimming Community Pub Pool and 54/55 Children’s Northallerton - Pool. every two hours Richmond School Sports 159 Hall, Leyburn – Gymnasium hourly and Dance Studio 30 Keld – Equipped Play every 1-3 Areas at: hours St Trinian’s, St Nicholas, 73 Cross Lanes, Northallerton - Road, twice hourly Olav Road, Pilmoor Hill, 79 Ronaldshay Park, - every 2 hours Coronation Place, Whitefields,

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Norman Square, Riverside Road and Pike Purse.

Richmond School Dual Use facility Richmond Pool

Richmondshire Museum

The

The Green Howard Museum Scorton Brompton 1000 Scorton High Row The (White) Methodist 34/X34 Scorton Scorton J M & A Scorton Doctor's Surgery on Swale Village Shop Post Office Heifer Inn Chapel Richmond Village Green, Village Ramsay Plant War and (Shop within Darlington - Pre-school Hire and Memorial Scorton Garage) The Farmers limited service) Scorton War Groundwork Institute Arms Inn) Memorial Bolton on Hall 55 Institute Hall Swale J R Jones Northallerton - (badminton Primary Access Hire limited service and basketball School courts) Calvis Ltd Little Equipped Play Learners Tourer Tech Areas at: Nursery Clarence Centre Hope Building Road, and Joinery Ltd Typhoon Close, Gratia Care Ltd Spitfire Close and Moor J A Earle Road Brough Brough 710 Lidl Stores None None None None None None Debbie Holden None Tracey with St with St Training Thompson Giles Giles Childminder

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Decorators Copy

CCTV Direct,

Plan drawings.co.uk,

MR Training

Pet Pals

AJJ Pest Prevention St Martins Hipswell 220 None None The Holly Hill None 32-32A Richmond None J M R Transport The Station None Inn Hudswell- Swimming Richmond Pool

54 Health Northallerton- Club Richmond Rugby Club X26, X27, X28 27 Earls Orchard Catterick Football Pitch Darlington The Station X34 Richmond Darlington

Easby Brompton 120 None None None None 27 C G Simpson Brompton Lakes on Swale - and Northallerton G W Fothergill, Brompton Scorton (Wednesday Caravan Park only limited Watt Fences Ltd service) Techno Glass 84 Engineering Ltd Ingleby Greenhow (Friday only

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Office Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

limited service) Brompton 70 None None None None None None None None None None on Swale and Scorton Bolton on Brompton 60 None None None Church of 55 None None Bolton Skip Hire None None Swale on Swale Richmond and Northallerton David Laine Scorton (Limited Electrical service) Contracting Downholme Swaledale 30 None Downholme The Bolton St Michaels 30 None None D G Greenwood None Telephone Box Village Post Arms Inn (pub / Swaledale/ Office restaurant / Richmond – Brian Martin Post Box accommodation) every two/three decorator hours (Mon- Sat) at Gordons Downholme Plumbing Lane End Services

159 / / Richmond – hourly (Mon-Sat)

X59 Leyburn/ Darlington – once daily (Mon-Fri)

Page 12 of 32 The Lower Wensleydale Area Summary

Lower Wensleydale is an attractive rural area rich in environmental and historic heritage and neighbours the National Park. It has a strong local identity mainly focussed on the local centre of Leyburn and on .

Around 7,000 people live in this sub area, of which 2,220 live in Leyburn3. The area has an ageing population and the lower household incomes may impede the longer term vitality of this area. The attractive rural environment helps to sustain the strongest housing market in the Richmondshire Plan Area. This creates affordability issues and limits the available workforce. Local employment is closely related to supplying the needs of this rural area and to tourism. The horse racing industry is prominent around Middleham and contributes an estimated £3.1 million into the local economy4.

The Lower Wensleydale Area

3 North Yorkshire County Council Population Estimates (2009) 4 A Sustainable Future for Lower Wensleydale (August 2009)

Page 13 of 32 Settlement Facilities Analysis – Lower Wensleydale

The study shows that Leyburn continues to have a good range of services and facilities which support its role as the local centre of Lower Wensleydale. The town also has good transport connections linking it with Richmond and also connecting many smaller settlements within the sub area en route.

As expected, facilities and services in Middleham are not as wide ranging as in Leyburn. For example there is no permanent post office in the settlement, with only a mobile facility being provided for part of the week. Middleham does however have a local convenience store, a primary school, three public houses (trading as at March 2011), a community centre with conference facilities and various services and facilities relating to the equestrian industry. The level of services and facilities in Middleham identified in the study varies little from the 2009 study.

Services and facilities in the settlements of , and combine to provide a certain level of provision within that local area. A notable absentee is a local shop. However, Spennithorne has a primary school, Harmby provides a village hall and leisure and recreation opportunities at Ferrand Park, and Finghall has a local post office. There is also a relatively frequent bus service to and from Leyburn for all three settlements.

Services and facilities identified in Hunton in this study match and perhaps exceed those shown for the ‘cluster’ settlements discussed above. Hunton has a local shop which was not identified in 2009 and a sub-post office within it, a village hall and a local primary school (Hunton & County Primary School). Hunton also enjoys a relatively frequent bus service to and from Leyburn.

The settlements of East and West Hauxwell and show no identified services and facilities at all. Arrathorne has only the Primary School (Hunton & Arrathorne) identified; Barden, a Methodist Chapel and Hornby has its church (St Mary’s). These settlements are the least equipped in terms of identified services and facilities within the study.

Services and facilities in the other settlements identified within Lower Wensleydale in this study vary very little from the previous study in 2009.

Page 14 of 32 Settlement Facilities Study – Lower Wensleydale Area

Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Leyburn Leyburn 2220 (33) in total Sub Post The Bolton St Peter’s & 159 Leisure Club Wensleydale 2 industrial N/A 3 Estate Office within Arms St Paul’s RC Richmond – (with squash School estates; Agents; the Co-op Church hourly court) Store The King’s Leyburn Station Yard 7 Hair Head St Matthew’s X59 Tennis Courts County dressers; Church Darlington – (at school – Primary The Golden twice daily available to School 2 solicitors; Lion The Faith public) Mission Post Bus St Peter’s & St 1 doctors The Equipped Play Paul’s RC practice; Sandpiper Society of Wensleydale Areas at Primary Inn Friends Railway Maythorne, The School 1 NHS (Quakers) (to Leeming Shawl and dentist; Bar) Dale Way Methodist 1 private Chapel Wensleydale dentist. School Sports Wensleydale Hall – various Leyburn Evangelical leisure activities Equestrian Church Centre Leyburn Primary School – various leisure activities

Wensleydale FC

Thornborough Hall – various leisure activities

Badminton Hall – Badminton Club Middleham Middleham 880 Convenience Mobile P/O at The Black St Mary and 159 Middleham CPS Middleham B&B, Guest Community Taxi services Store Town Hall Bull Inn St Alkelda’s Leyburn – CE (VA) House and Centre / (Mon, Tues, Church every 2 Middleham Primary Hotels Conference The Grove Thurs, Fri) The White hours Sports Field Facilities Day Nursery Swan Hotel Methodist Equestrian- Church Equipped Play related and The Black Area at St Tourism-related Swan Alkelda’s businesses

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Middleham Skate Park

Middleham Key Centre – various leisure activities Hunton Hornby 530 Village Store Sub Post Countryman’s St Mary’s 156 Village Hall – Hunton & None Hunton None Castle and Post Office within Inn Church, Leyburn – various leisure Arrathorne Village Hall Office Village Store Hornby every 2 activities County hours Primary Methodist Play Area School Chapel Newton-le- Lower 440 None Mobile P/O at None None 156 Village Hall - Caravan Park Newton-le- None Willows Wensleydale (includes Village Hall Leyburn – 5 Table tennis / School Willows boys at Wed 9- -4 Badminton (private) 2 Haulage Village Hall Aysgarth 10(am), Fri times daily Firms School) 12-1pm Harmby Leyburn 400 None None The Methodist 156 Ferrand Park - None None Harmby None Pheasant Inn, Chapel Leyburn – Play Area, Village Hall Harmby Top every hour Bowling Green, All Weather Post Bus Sports Pitch

Village Hall – various leisure activities Bolton 390 None None Cross Keys Methodist 159 Bellerby School None None Bellerby None Castle Inn Chapel Leyburn – Foundation Memorial every hour Trust Hall

X59 Bellerby Village Darlington – Playing Field twice daily Memorial Hall – Snooker Table Bolton 350 None Redmire Post Bolton Arms None 156 Redmire None None Redmire Computer Castle Office Leyburn – Football Pitch Village Hall Services (Mon, Tues, every 2 Thurs, Sat) hours Village Hall – various leisure X59 activities Darlington – twice daily

Wensleydale Railway

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Station (to Leyburn and ) East Witton Middleham 260 None Post Office in The St John The 159 1 Tennis Court None None Parish Snooker Parish Room Coverbridge Evangelist Ripon – Room Room (Tues 9am- Inn Church Richmond Parish Room 1pm only) used for The Blue Lion Methodist Badminton and Inn Chapel village gatherings

Quoits Pitches Thornton Lower 200 None None None St Oswald’s None Village Hall – None Caravan Club Thornton None Steward Wensleydale Church various activities site Steward Village Hall Holiday Cottage Preston- Bolton 180 None None None St 156 Equipped Play None None Preston- None under-Scar Castle Margaret’s Leyburn – Area at Play under-Scar Church every 2 Field Village Hall hours Patrick Lower 170 None None The Green St Patrick’s 156 None None Dalesend None None Brompton Wensleydale Tree Church Leyburn – Business Park every hour Spennithorne Lower 160 None None The Old Horn St Michael’s 156 Spennithorne Spennithorne None None None Wensleydale Inn Church Leyburn – and Harmby CE Primary every 2 Cricket Club, School hours Constable Lower 150 None None Wyvill Arms None 156 Play Area None Caravan Park Reading None Burton Wensleydale Leyburn – Room – every 2 Constable parish hours Burton Hall meetings, Gardens other functions Finghall Lower 150 None Post Office at The Queen’s Methodist 156 None None Engineering, None None Wensleydale Hargill House Head Chapel Leyburn – Wrought Iron every 2 and Woodwork St Andrew’s hours Company Church Station (to Leyburn and Leeming Bar) Wensley Bolton 130 None None Three Horse Holy Trinity 156 None None None Wensley None Castle Shoes Church, Leyburn – Village Hall

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

every hour

X59 Darlington – twice daily Hornby Hornby 110 None None None St Mary’s None None None None None None Castle Church Arrathorne Hornby 80 None None None None None None Hunton & None None None Castle Arrathorne County Primary School Barden Lower 50 None None None Methodist None None None None None None Wensleydale Chapel East Lower 30 None None None None None None None None None None Hauxwell Wensleydale Garriston Lower 30 None None None None None None None None None None Wensleydale West Lower 10 None None None None None None None None None None Hauxwell Wensleydale

Page 18 of 32 The North Richmondshire Area Summary

North Richmondshire is a large and complicated sub area with many villages but no main centre. The villages share several characteristics: their rural location, their small size and their reliance on larger settlements outside the area for a range of services.

About 8,360 people live in this area5. The population is older than the District as a whole, and has been influenced by migration from the Tees Valley and the loss of younger people through educational, work and housing opportunities. The ease of commuting provided by the A1, A66 and A167 place most of this area in the Darlington travel to work and housing market areas.

The North Richmondshire Area

5 North Yorkshire County Council Population Estimates (2009)

Page 19 of 32 Settlement Facilities Analysis – North Richmondshire

The three large villages of Barton, and contain the largest number and widest range of services and facilities within the North Richmondshire sub- area. Each settlement retains a pub, although the relatively recent closures of the Bay Horse in Middleton Tyas and the King William IV in Barton have severely limited provision and choice. The village shops (with Post Office services) in both Barton and Middleton Tyas continue to serve their local residents, although the long-term future of the Melsonby Village Shop/Post Office remains in doubt.

The primary schools located within these three villages continue to provide an important local educational role, but also have secondary community benefits by providing outdoor sporting facilities (in the case of Middleton Tyas) and a community meeting place (in respect of Melsonby). All three settlements have also retained regular bus services (Monday to Saturday) to and from Darlington and Richmond.

The smaller villages of and each contain a relatively wide range of community facilities, although like the larger villages, choice remains limited. Gilling West does however still manage to support two public houses, whilst the General Store (with Post Office) and village hall continue to provide crucial roles and community focal points. The Primary School, Blacksmiths Arms pub and village hall in North Cowton provide important local services and focal points for local residents in the absence of a village shop. Bus services between Gilling West, Richmond and Darlington are regular, whilst the same is true in respect of bus links between North Cowton, Darlington and Northallerton.

The villages of Caldwell, and Aldbrough combine to provide a limited range of services and facilities in that area, as does the settlement cluster of Newsham, Dalton and . Most benefit from the provision of public houses and village halls and each has access to at least one bus per day (as well as a return journey) connecting them to Richmond, Darlington and Barnard Castle (Monday to Saturday). Ravensworth and Eppleby benefit from a Primary School and there is a G.P. Surgery at Aldbrough St. John.

Beyond these settlements, services and facilities in the smaller, rural villages and hamlets are few and far between and mainly consist of a single rural pub and/or a village church, although the village hall at Cleasby and the Primary School at Croft-on-Tees are two notable exceptions.

This updated Settlement Facilities Study shows that there are limited services and facilities within North Richmondshire villages. There is also a worrying loss of important local and community facilities such as public houses, post offices and village halls in some villages since the last study in 2009.

Page 20 of 32 Settlement Facilities Study – North Richmondshire Area

Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Barton Barton 850 General Store Sub post office Half Moon Methodist 27, X27, Sports Field; Barton CE Barton (Moto) Barton Fish and within the Chapel X26, X28 Barton Cricket Primary Lorry Park Village Chips Mobile General Store Darlington / Club School (including 24 Institute Shop; St Cuthbert Richmond - Hour Petrol & St Mary twice hourly Station with Library Van (Church of (Mon – Sat) shop (BP)), England) hourly Transport (Sun) Café, Tyre fitting/repairs, and Overnight Lorry Parking;

GCS Johnson () Ltd (haulage) Melsonby Melsonby 800 Village shop Mobile Service The Black St James 29 Melsonby Melsonby Nixon's None and post office currently being Bull Inn The Great Richmond/ Playing Field; Methodist Garage Post Box; currently used. Darlington – Primary Telephone closed every two Children's Play School Box (as at March hours Area 2011) (Mon–Sat) Middleton Middleton 590 Village Shop Post Office The Shoulder St Michael & Middleton Children's Play Middleton Middleton Memorial Library Van Tyas Tyas within within of Mutton Inn All Angels Tyas Area and Tyas CE Lodge Hall (Including Memorial Hall Memorial Hall Church X34 Football Field Primary Scotch (CofE) Richmond/ at Kneeton Corner) Darlington – Lane. Hotel five times (including daily Football Pitch Gym) (Mon-Sat) (School), The Vintage Scotch MUGA at (Hotel) Corner School - used X26, X27, 27 by residents, Scotch Corner Darlington/ Roadside Richmond - Cricket Club Services (inc. Twice hourly with own Travelodge daily and ground and Petrol hourly in the Station (Esso) evenings Tyas Turf

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

X34,34,X28 Richmond / Darlington & Catterick Garrison / Darlington - Six times daily (Mon-Sat)

X59 Leyburn/ Darlington - once daily (Mon-Fri) Gilling with Gilling West 550 General Store Sub Post Office The Angel St Agatha's Gilling West: Gilling Football None Gilling Old Mill Village Hall None and (at Gilling in General Inn (Methodist) 29 Pitch (Holiday (at Gilling Sedbury West) Store Church Richmond/ Accommodati West) The White Darlington - Old Cricket on); Hartforth Swan every two Field Hall (Hotel); (DL10 5JG) hours Blacksmith (Mon-Sat) Fly Fishing

79, 79X Hartforth Barnard Football Pitch Castle/ Richmond - every two/three hours (Mon-Sat)

Hartforth: 79, 79X Barnard Castle/ Richmond - every two/three hours (Mon-Sat)

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

North Cowton Croft 540 None None The St Luke's 72 North Cowton North and West House North North Blacksmiths (Church of Darlington/ Playing Fields South (B&B); Cowton Cowton Arms England) Northallerton Association Cowton Weighell's Village Hall Service - every two (football pitch; Community Garage; Station Methodist hours children's Primary Suffells Chapel (Mon-Sat) playground) Undertaker Mobile and Joinery Butcher

Mobile Takeaway

Telephone Box

Post Box Croft on Tees Croft 460 None None None St Peter's 72 Croft CE. Raffles None None Church Darlington/ (Motorsport) Primary (Restaurant) - every two The Croft hours Hotel (Mon-Sat) Paddock View Water Bus Stop on Gardens A167 ‘Croft () Road’. Markstone 12 M’boro/ House Hurworth - (Livery & B&B every half @ Dalton hour Gates) Aldbrough St Melsonby 370 None None The Stanwick St Paul's 29 Cricket Club None None Village Hall Doctor's John Arms Church Richmond/ Surgery Darlington - Football Pitch every 2 Service hours Station (Mon-Sat) Eppleby Newsham 300 None None Cross Keys None 29 None Eppleby None Eppleby None with Inn Richmond/ C.E Village Hall Eppleby Darlington - Primary every 2 School hours (Mon-Sat) (once daily

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

return journey)

79A Richmond/ Ravensworth /Richmond Circular – Thurs only – one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon.

78A Eppleby/ Barnard Castle – once daily (Mon-Fri) Newsham Newsham 310 None None Smallways None 79, 79X Village Hall None Static Newsham Daily papers with Inn Barnard (dances, line Caravan Park Village Hall delivered Eppleby Castle/ dancing, yoga, from Barnard Richmond – dominoes and Alsopps Castle every 2-3 badminton Haulage hours available) Tots Nursery (Mon-Sat) Burrells in Village Coaches Hall.

The A66 Motel Melsonby 280 None None Crown Inn All Saints 29 None None None Manfield Nursery; Church Richmond/ Village Hall Mobile (C of E) Darlington - Library every two hours (Mon-Sat) Ravensworth Gilling West 270 None None Bay Horse Methodist 79 Quoits Pitch Ravensworth Ravensworth Ravensworth None Inn Chapel Barnard CE Primary Nurseries Village Hall Castle/ Village Hall School Richmond - (indoor sports every e.g. badminton, Pre-school two/three bowls)

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

daily (Mon-Sat)

79A Richmond/ Ravensworth /Richmond Circular – Thurs only – one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon. Dalton on Croft 250 None None Chequers Inn None 72 None None Pepperfield None Telephone Tees Darlington/ Farm Box Northallerton (Organic - every 2 Produce Post Box hours including (Mon-Sat) shop) Stapleton Barton 220 None None The Bridge None X26, 27 None None None None Mobile Inn Darlington/ Library Richmond/ Catterick Garrison/ Colburn) - every half hour (Mon- Sat) and every hour on (Sun) Moulton Middleton 200 None None Black Bull Inn St Andrew's X34. None None None None St Andrews Tyas Chapel Richmond/ Chapel Darlington – used as a five times 'Community daily Meeting Place' Dalton Newsham 170 None None Traveller’s St James 79 None None Chequers Inn Dalton & Telephone with Rest (also Church Barnard (Guest House) Gayles Box Eppleby restaurant) Castle/ Village Hall Richmond - Holmedale Post Box every (B&B) two/three

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

daily (Mon-Sat) Stanwick St. Newsham 160 None None None St. John the None None None None None None John with Baptist Eppleby Caldwell Newsham 140 None None The Caldwell 79A None None None None Mobile with Brownlow Chapel Richmond/ Library Eppleby Arms Ravensworth /Richmond Post Box Circular – Thurs only – one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon.

78A Eppleby/ Barnard Castle – once daily (Mon-Fri) Forcett and Newsham 140 None None None St. Cuthbert 79A None None Forcett Hall None Telephone Carkin with Richmond/ (Weddings; Box Eppleby Ravensworth Private /Richmond Functions; Post Box Circular – Corporate (Forcett) Thurs only – Events) one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon.

78A Eppleby/ Barnard Castle – once daily (Mon-Fri) Cleasby Barton 140 None None None St Peter’s 29 Private Fishing None None Cleasby Post Box Church Richmond/ Lakes Village Hall

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

(Church of Darlington – England) every two hours (Mon-Sat) Gilling West 130 None None The Hack None 79 None None Mount None Post Box and Spade Barnard Pleasant Farm (Pub and Castle/ (B&B) Restaurant) Richmond Mon-Fri- Whashton once daily Springs Farm (Mon-Sat) (lodgings)

79A Richmond/ Ravensworth /Richmond Circular – Thurs only – one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon. Gayles Gilling West 120 None None None None 79 None None B&B None Telephone Barnard (West Street) Box Castle/ (Card Only) Richmond - Holiday every Cottage two/three daily (Mon-Sat) Aske Gilling West 120 None None None None None None None Offices & None Zetland Workspace Estate (a list of Agents current businesses at Smithy Aske can be Building found at: (Meeting http://www.zetl Room and.co.uk/Bus Facilities) inessDirectory /tabid/125/Def Post Box ault.aspx

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

Eryholme Croft 90 None None None St. Mary None Eryholme None Westfield None Post Box Church Cricket Club Farm (Bed & Breakfast) Newsham 70 Mainsgill None None Christ 79A None None None None Post Box with (Farm Shop) Church Richmond/ Eppleby Ravensworth /Richmond Circular – Thurs only – one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon. Kirby Hill Gilling West 60 None None Shoulder of St. Peter 79 None None None None Telephone Mutton Inn and St. Felix Barnard Box (including Church Castle/ restaurant Richmond - Post Box and lodgings) every two/three daily (Mon-Sat) East & 40 None None None None 79A None None West Layton None Post Box West Richmond/ Nurseries Layton and Ravensworth Carkin /Richmond Circular – Thurs only – one bus in morning, return journey in afternoon. Cliffe Melsonby 40 None None The George None None Cricket None None None None Hotel Pitch/Cricket (Pub/B&B) Club Newton Barton 30 None None None None X26, 27 None None Willowbank None None Morrell Darlington/ Service Richmond/ Station Catterick Garrison/ Caravan Colburn) - Storage every half

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

hour (Mon- Sat) and every hour on (Sun) Tan Hill Reeth and N/A None None Tan Hill Inn None 830, 831, None None None None None Arkengarth (including 832 dale lodging and Settle/Hawes weddings / /Richmond/ events) Leyburn - One service at 11.32am Sundays only (Summer only) Uckerby Brompton 70 None None None None X34 None None Mill Poultry None None on Swale Richmond/ Ltd and Scorton Darlington - five times daily (Mon-Sat) Marske Reeth and 120 None None None St Edmunds None None None The Lodge None Mobile Arkengarth Church (Seasonal Library (once dale Opening Tea every 3 Rooms) weeks)

Telephone Box (Phone Cards Only)

New Forest Reeth and 20 None None None None None None None None None None Arkengarth dale Reeth and 330 Muker Store & Muker Post Farmers St. Mary the 30 Muker Silver None Gallery Crafts Muker Telephone Arkengarth Tea Shop Office Arms Virgin Swaledale/ Band Village Hall Box dale (including (including Richmond – Muker Old B&B) food) twice daily Annual Muker School Crafts Public (Mon-Sat) Show & Gallery Toilets

831 Usher Gap Swale Farm Public Car Hawes/ Campsite (lodging) Park Leyburn – one bus only Chapel

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Settlement Ward Population Shops Post Office Pubs Places of Public Leisure Schools Businesses Village Other Estimate Worship Transport Hall Services (2009) (service and approx frequency)

(Sun & Bank House (B&B) Hols only:- May-Oct) Swaledale Woollens (shop)

Bridge House (B&B) Skeeby Middleton 390 None Skeeby Village Travellers Church of X59 Equipped Play None none Skeeby Mobile Tyas Store Rest England Darlington/ Areas at Village Hall Library (currently out to (Vacant – For Chapel of Richmond - Linden Road lease – as at Sale) Ease twice daily and Springfield Mobile March 2011) Road Hairdressers X27, 26, 27, 28 Skeeby Village Darlington/ Hall Richmond - (Yoga /Pilates) every 15 mins

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