Marrick

Marrick

Marrick
Marrick
 Marrick shown within North Yorkshire
Population 148 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE076982
DistrictRichmondshire
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town RICHMOND
Postcode district DL11
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°22′47″N 1°53′00″W / 54.37963°N 1.88336°W / 54.37963; -1.88336

Marrick Priory

Marrick is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Located in the Yorkshire Dales, its main attraction is Marrick Priory, which is now a residential centre for outdoor education. The outdoor centre was converted from disused Priory buildings during the 1960s and has been providing a range of outdoor activities in the Yorkshire Dales for more than 40 years.[2]

The Priory was originally established as a nunnery between 1140-1160.[3]

The famous breeder of racehorses, William Blenkiron was born in Marrick.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "About". Marrick Priory. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Jennings, B. Yorkshire Monasteries. ISBN 1-85825-105-2.
  4. ↑ G. C. Boase, ‘Blenkiron, William (1807?–1871)’, rev. Wray Vamplew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 29 April 2011
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