Nidd

Nidd is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the village taken at the 2011 census was 168.[1] It is situated 3 miles north of Harrogate, 1.2 miles (2 km) east of Ripley[2] on the B6165 Pateley Bridge to Knaresborough road and near the River Nidd. The village used to have a railway station (Nidd Bridge) on the Leeds to Northallerton Railway, but this was closed down on 18 June 1962.[3]

For other uses, see Nidd (disambiguation).

St Paul & St Margaret, Nidd

The village takes its name from the River Nidd which passes through the parish.[4] The parish church of St Paul & St Margaret[5] has a stone monument to the Rawson family who owned Nidd Hall in the 19th and the early part of the 20th centuries. Nidd Hall is a former country house which has been converted into an hotel.[6]

Until 1889, Nidd was part of the Liberty of Ripon.

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "History of Nidd". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. "Nidd Bridge". Disused stations. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. "Nidd". genuki. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. "St Paul & St Margaret Nidd". A church near you. Church of England. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. Historic England. "Nidd Hall (1315341)". PastScape. Retrieved 22 July 2016.



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