Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales.
| Redmire | |
|---|---|
 Redmire | |
.svg)  Redmire Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 384 (including Castle Bolton with East and west Bolton 2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE044912 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leyburn |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Transport
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Redmire is the terminus of the Wensleydale Railway.[2] The Ministry of Defence uses trains to transport armoured vehicles from bases in the south to the Catterick military area using Redmire railway station as its terminus.[3]
Popular culture
editThe village was featured in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Puppy Love", as the location of Darrowby bus stop. The village pub, the Bolton Arms, was also featured in the episode "Beauty of the Beast".[4]
See also
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edit- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Redmire Parish (E04007518)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Yorkshire, Welcome to. "ResultDetail". www.yorkshire.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Shannon, Paul (December 2013). "On Government Business". Railways Illustrated. No. 130. p. 83.
- ^ "Bolton Arms, Redmire, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, The Beauty Of The Beast". Waymarking.com. 1978. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
External links
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Media related to Redmire at Wikimedia Commons
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