Coverham

Coverham
Remains of Coverham Abbey
Coverham is located in North Yorkshire
Coverham
Coverham
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54°16′23″N 1°50′49″W / 54.27306°N 1.84694°W / 54.27306; -1.84694

Coverham is a village in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Middleham.[1]

History

Coverham was mentioned in Domesday Book in 1086, when it was held by Count Alan of Brittany.[2] It became the centre of a large parish in the Honour of Richmond in the North Riding of Yorkshire, which included the townships of Coverham with Agglethorpe, Caldbergh with East Scrafton, Carlton Highdale, Carlton Town, Melmerby and West Scrafton.[3] All these townships became separate civil parishes in 1866.[4]

In the 2011 Census, Coverham village was included in the Parish of Melmerby, which had 213 people in it.[5] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated that the population of Coverham with Agglethorpe was 90.[6]

Notable buildings

Main article: Listed buildings in Coverham with Agglethorpe

The ruins of the Grade I listed Coverham Abbey are in the village;[7] the site has no access to the public.[8]

Holy Trinity Church dates from the 13th century and became redundant in 1985. It is a Grade II* listed building.[9] It is said to have a slope at its south-east corner whereby the gradient is so steep, that even though you are in the graveyard you cannot see the church nor hear the bells for the adjacent waterfall.[10][11] Triple Crown winning jockey Harry Grimshaw is buried in the churchyard.[12]

Coverham Bridge, a medieval bridge over the River Cover, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade II* listed building.[13]

The tourist attraction Forbidden Corner, a folly garden, is also in the village.

References

  1. ^ "Lower Wensleydale > About the Area > Towns & Villages > Coverham". www.lower-wensleydale.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Coverham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Coverham". Victoria County History. History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 214–225. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ Vision of Britain website
  5. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Melmerby Parish (E04007503)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Coverham Abbey Ruins (1178910)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Out of Oblivion: A landscape through time". www.outofoblivion.org.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Church of Holy Trinity, Coverham (1130892)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "GENUKI: Coverham". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Holy Trinity Church, Coverham". www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  12. ^ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. p. 251. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 50876". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 August 2017.

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