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Marrick is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated in lower Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the village is approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Richmond. The parish of Marrick also includes the hamlets of Hurst and Washfold, according to the UK 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 148.
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History
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Marrick Priory, a former Benedictine nunnery dating back to the 12th century was the site of the local place of worship, the Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Andrew until its conversion into a farm building in 1948, and later an outdoor education and residential centre for young people.[2]
The hamlet of Hurst, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north was a mining centre in the 19th century.[3]
Marrickville in Sydney, Australia is named after Marrick, North Yorkshire.
Governance
[edit]The village lies within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Notable people
[edit]- Birthplace of racehorse breeder William Blenkiron.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Outdoor Adventure Activities | Yorkshire Dales". Marrick Priory. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Tyson, L.O. (1983). The Hurst Mining Field, Yorkshire (PDF). The Northern Mine Research Society Sheffield U.K. pp. 61–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ G. C. Boase, ‘Blenkiron, William (1807?–1871)’, rev. Wray Vamplew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 29 April 2011
External links
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- The ancient parish of Marrick: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
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