St Martin's, North Yorkshire

St Martin's is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located south of the town of Richmond, covering the residential areas south of the River Swale, including the former Richmond railway station and Holly Hill.

St Martin's
Civil parish
Former railway line to Richmond through St Martin's Parish
St Martin's is located in North Yorkshire
St Martin's
St Martin's
Location within North Yorkshire
Population222 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ178004
District
  • Richmondshire
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Located within the parish is the ruin of St. Martin's Priory, a former Benedictine house.

History

Richmond railway station is located within the parish, which is separated from Richmond by the River Swale. The position of the station was because it was considered "geographically impossible" to locate the station within the town.[2] Of the ten listed buildings in the parish, seven are associated with the railway terminus,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] one is the bridge at the west of the parish into Richmond,[10] and two are those associated with St Martin's Priory, the namesake of the parish.[11][12]

Governance

Historically, St Martin's was in the ecclesiastical parish of Catterick, and was its own extra parochial area, before being made into a civil parish in 1858.[13][14] It was originally in the wapentake of Gilling West, but was moved into the wapentake Hang East, and now is in Richmondshire, in North Yorkshire.[15][16] In 2001, the parish had a population of 242, which had dropped to 222 by the time of the 2011 census.[17][1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 200.[18]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – St. Martin's Parish (E04007521)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. Hatcher, C. J. (1990). Richmondshire architecture. Richmond, North Yorkshire: C. J. Hatcher. p. 224. ISBN 0951588001.
  3. Historic England. "Former Engine Shed (Grade II) (1157708)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. Historic England. "Former Gas House (Grade II) (1131549)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. Historic England. "Mercury Bridge (Grade II) (1317112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. Historic England. "Pegasus House (Grade II) (1317114)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. Historic England. "Richmond Garden and Farm Supply Centre (Grade II*) (1157668)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. Historic England. "Station Cottages (Grade II) (1301469)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. Historic England. "Station House (Grade II) (1317113)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. Historic England. "Richmond Bridge (Grade II*) (1179652)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. Historic England. "St Martins House and Screen Walls (Grade II) (1157659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. Historic England. "St Martins Priory Ruins (Grade I) (1131548)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  13. "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Catterick:, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  14. "St Martin CP/ExP". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. Names of all the towns and villages in the county of York, and county of the city of York. 1768. p. 54. OCLC 1086925280.
  16. Langdale, T (1809). A topographical dictionary of Yorkshire : containing the names of all the towns, villages, Hamlets. Northallerton: Langdale. p. 47. OCLC 505040316.
  17. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – St. Martin's Parish (36UE082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  18. "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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