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Harrogate


Harrogate cenotaph
Harrogate (North Yorkshire)
Harrogate

Harrogate shown within North Yorkshire
Population 85,612[1]
OS grid reference SE303550
 - London 211 miles (340 km)
District Harrogate
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG1-3
Dialling code 01423
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Harrogate & Knaresborough
Website: http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°59′28″N 1°32′21″W / 53.99107, -1.53929

Harrogate is a large, wealthy[2] spa town in North Yorkshire, England. North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Harrogate is a local government district and Borough of North Yorkshire, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Harrogate postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough in England The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. North Yorkshire Police is the Home Office police force covering the Non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the Unitary authority The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service covering the seven districts of administrative county of North The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS Ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Harrogate and Knaresborough is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The local travel links are located less than a mile from the town centre to Harrogate railway station and 10 miles to Leeds Bradford International Airport. Harrogate railway station serves the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Leeds Bradford International Airport is located in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Also, the main road through the town is the A61, connecting Harrogate to Leeds and Ripon. The A61 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. The town has a population of 85,612 according to the 2001 Census. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001

The Yorkshire town of Harrogate is a popular tourist destination, attracting visitors with the spa waters, which contain chalybeate, sulfur and saline and the Harlow Carr gardens. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Chalybeate is a word meaning "containing Iron " Chalybeate waters are also known as Ferruginous waters Sulfur or sulphur (ˈsʌlfɚ see spelling below) is the Chemical element that has the Atomic number 16 The Royal Horticultural Society 's garden Harlow Carr near Harrogate in the English County of North Yorkshire is one of four public The town originated in the 17th century, with High Harrogate and Low Harrogate as two separate settlements. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar

It lies close to Knaresborough and is in the Nidd valley. Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles The River Nidd is tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire.

Contents

History

Prior to the discovery of its naturally iron and sulphur rich water, Harrogate was two minor villages (High Harrogate and Low Harrogate) close to the historic town of Knaresborough. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Sulfur or sulphur (ˈsʌlfɚ see spelling below) is the Chemical element that has the Atomic number 16 Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles The first mineral spring in Harrogate was discovered in 1571 by William Slingsby, who found that water from the Tewit Well possessed similar properties to that from the springs of the Belgian town of Spa, which gave its name to spa towns. Spa is a Municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liège. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" The medicinal properties of the waters were more widely publicised by one Edmund Deane, whose book, Spadacrene Anglica, or the English Spa Fountain was published in 1626. Following this Harrogate developed considerable fame as a spa town.

Today the site of the Tewitt Well is marked by a dome within the Stray, an area of open parkland some 200 acres (800,000 m²) in size that runs through the centre of the town. The Harrogate Stray was created in 1778 by an act of Parliament. An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament. The act fixed the size of the Stray at 200 acres (0. 8 km²), and even now when part of it is removed, due to road expansion etc, it must be replaced elsewhere. During the Victorian period, part of the Stray hosted a racecourse (horses). Other wells can be found in Harrogate's Valley Gardens and the Royal Pump Room museum.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Harrogate was extremely popular among the English élite and was frequented by nobility from around Europe. Its popularity declined after World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All During World War II, however, Harrogate's large hotels accommodated government offices that had been evacuated from London. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including This paved the way for the town's current function as a commercial, conference, and exhibition centre. The town hosted the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 24 1982 in Harrogate, United Kingdom.

In 2007, two metal detectorists found the Harrogate hoard, a 10th century Viking treasure hoard near Harrogate. Metal detectors use Electromagnetic induction to detect Metal. The Harrogate hoard is a 10th century Viking Hoard of over 617 silver coins and other items that was undisturbed when first found in 2007 near the town A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas In Archaeology, a Hoard is a collection of artifacts purposely buried in the ground The hoard contains almost 700 coins and other items from as far away as Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The hoard was described by the British Museum as the most important find of its type in Britain for 150 years. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. [3]

Places of interest

There are many fine examples of building and architecture about the town, including the Royal Hall theatre, a Grade II listed building designed by Frank Matcham. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Frank Matcham (22 November 1854 Newton Abbot, Devon – 17 May 1920 Southend-on-Sea, Essex) was a famous English theatrical As the only surviving Kursaal in Britain, the Royal Hall is an important national heritage building. [4] Restoration work was completed in 2007, and the Hall was formally opened on January 22, 2008, by The Prince of Wales. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [5]

Harrogate is now one of Europe's largest exhibition and conference centres including the Harrogate International Centre and has many guest houses, hotels and restaurants catering for the regular influx of visitors. The Harrogate International Centre is a very large convention and exhibition centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The town also acts, to some extent, as a dormitory town for commuters working in the cities of Leeds and Bradford. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Harrogate is very prosperous and as such has some of the highest property prices in England with many £1 million+ properties in the town and surrounding villages.

Bettys is one of Harrogate's best known landmarks
Bettys is one of Harrogate's best known landmarks

Bettys Tea Rooms are a regionally renowned tearooms. Bettys (without the apostrophe is Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, a Swiss - Yorkshire family company with seven locations in North Yorkshire, They are owned by Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate - the same company that makes the more nationally well-known Yorkshire Tea. Yorkshire Tea is a Black tea blend produced by Taylors of Harrogate, one of the few remaining family Tea Bettys also has cafés in York (2 tearooms), Ilkley, and Northallerton, and has recently (2005) opened a second one in Harrogate at the Harlow Carr Gardens. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Ilkley is a Spa town and Civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. Northallerton (ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn is a Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England It famously has over fifty tea pots located around the tea rooms. [6]

Harrogate hosts the Great Yorkshire Show annually. The Great Yorkshire Show (GYS is an Agricultural show which takes place on the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in the North

Awards

Harrogate was the winner of the 2003 Britain in Bloom in the category of 'Large Town'. Britain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom. From there it went on to win the European Entente Florale competition in 2004. The Entente Florale is an international Horticultural competition established to recognise municipalities and villages in Europe for excellence in horticultural displays This reprises its win in the first ever Entente Florale competition in 1977.

In 2005, a Channel 4 TV show listed Harrogate as the UK's 3rd best place to live. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began In 2006 it came 4th in the same league; the programme claimed that it placed lower due to "a slight dip in exam results", though presenter Phil Spencer noted that it was his personal favourite. Phil Spencer (born 11 December 1969) is a British Television presenter who appears with Kirstie Allsopp in a variety of home-buying programs [7]

Sport

Rugby union, football, cricket, water polo and hockey are popular sports in Harrogate played at plenty of schools and local clubs. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick

Harrogate Town FC situated on Wetherby Road play in the Conference North division and finished 6th in the season. Harrogate Town FC is an English semi-professional football club from Harrogate North Yorkshire. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place They have a natural, good-natured rivalry with newly promoted Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C., of the Northern Premier League First Division, located at Station View. Harrogate Railway Athletic FC is an English football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Split At the beginning of the 2007-08 season the league was split into the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South

Harrogate RUFC is a National 2 division team and based at The County Ground, Claro Road.

Bilton Cricket Club, situated off Bilton Lane provides opportunities for players of all ages to play in Local League Cricket, Bilton Cricket Club have a good natured rivalry with Harrogate Cricket Club with Bilton defeating Harrogate in their last clash at St Georges Road in the Black Sheep Trophy in 2006. Harrogate cricket club is one of the strongest clubs in the Yorkshire league. Until 1995 the town hosted one Yorkshire county game per year at the St George's cricket ground.

Running is also a popular sport at Harrogate Harriers, who run from Harrogate Squash Club on Harlow Hill and at Nidd Valley Road Runners, who share the premises of Harrogate Railway Athletic FC. Members compete in road races, cross-country and fell races or simply run for fun and to keep fit.

Transport

Harrogate station's platforms and tracks, seen from the pedestrian overbridge.
Harrogate station's platforms and tracks, seen from the pedestrian overbridge.

The town is served by four railway stations: Harrogate, Hornbeam Park, Pannal (towards Leeds) and Starbeck on the Harrogate Line to Knaresborough and York. Harrogate railway station serves the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Hornbeam Park railway station is located in the southern suburbs of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England on the Harrogate Line, operated by Pannal railway station serves the village of Pannal, including Burn Bridge, in North Yorkshire, England. Starbeck railway station is located in the eastern suburbs of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The Harrogate Line is the name given to a passenger rail service through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England Trains are operated by Northern Rail, with one daily service to London Kings Cross operated by National Express East Coast. Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England National Express East Coast is the name under which the Train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd operates the InterCity East Coast rail franchise which Trains run every half hour to Leeds and Knaresborough, and every hour onto York. There are extra non-stop commuter services at peak times between Harrogate and Leeds. The former railway lines to Ripon and Wetherby (see Wetherby railway station) were dismantled in the 1960s. Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Wetherby is a Market town in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England Wetherby railway station was first built on the Harrogate to Church Fenton Line and the station was situated on York Road (Racecourse Station The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 A prospective railway company, First Harrogate Trains plans to run trains from London King's Cross to Harrogate. Rolling stock The preferred Rolling stock used would be Class 180 or Class 222 trains, as both are currently being used by First Hull Trains King's Cross station is a major railway terminus opened in 1852

Buses are every 20 minutes between Harrogate and Ripon, and Harrogate and Leeds on Harrogate and District route 36. Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England The 36 is a bus service operated by Harrogate & District running between Ripon, Harrogate and Leeds. The 770 route also runs to Leeds via Wetherby, Boston Spa and Seacroft. Wetherby is a Market town in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England Boston Spa is a Village and Civil parish in City of Leeds Metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles Seacroft is an outer-city Council estate covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. There are further services to Otley, Bradford, Knaresborough and Pateley Bridge, and in April 2008 a new service to York was commenced under the branding Yorkshire Connect

Harrogate is strongly connected to Leeds, in both rail and road transport. Otley is a Market town in the Metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Wharfe. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles Pateley Bridge is a market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England This is also evident in the volume of high school students coming from Leeds to Harrogate everyday. The strong transport connection is very important for some of the Harrogate schools, especially Rossett School. Rossett School (formerly known as Rossett High School) is a Coeducational, specialist Mathematics and Computing College in Harrogate, Road transport to Leeds is via the A61 (North & Central Leeds), A658 (North West Leeds/Leeds Bradford International Airport) and A660 (for North East Leeds)

Governance

The MP for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency is Phil Willis, a Liberal Democrat. The A61 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. The A658 is a road in the UK running from Bradford, West Yorkshire to Knaresborough, North Yorkshire passing along the way Leeds Bradford International Airport is located in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The A660 is a major Road in West Yorkshire, England that runs from Leeds to Burley-in-Wharfedale where it meets the A65 Harrogate and Knaresborough is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. George Philip Willis (born November 30 1941, Burnley) is a politician in the United Kingdom The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the He was elected in 1997, ousting the Conservatives who had won the seat at the previous three general elections. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. [8]

Other

The local radio stations are BBC Radio York on 104. 3 & 103. 7FM and Stray FM on 97. 972 Stray FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the towns of Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Wetherby and 2FM.

Harrogate is a flavour of Mackintosh's Toffee. Mackintosh's Toffee is a Candy created by John Mackintosh Mackintosh opened up his sweets shop in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1890

Harrogate Nights, is a popular alcoholic beverage, which was created in Harrogate. Harrogate Nights is an Alcoholic beverage or Cocktail made with Vodka, archers (peach Schnapps) malibu, fresh Orange juice

Alongside Runnymede, Surrey, people in Harrogate drink alcohol to more hazardous levels than anywhere else in the UK. Runnymede is a Water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the county of Surrey, England, associated with the signing of the Magna Carta Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. [9]

The Harrogate postcode, HG, is the only one on the UK mainland without a major branch of the supermarket chain Tesco. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain [10]

Schools

Suburbs

Like all large towns, Harrogate has many suburbs. Ashville College is an independent day and Boarding school for girls and boys aged 4–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Harrogate Grammar School is a specialist Language and Technology College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England UK Harrogate High School is a secondary school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Sports Colleges were introduced as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. Harrogate Tutorial College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England is a small Co-educational independent school. Rossett School (formerly known as Rossett High School) is a Coeducational, specialist Mathematics and Computing College in Harrogate, St Aidan's Church of England High School is a mixed Church of England School in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. St John Fisher Catholic High School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, is an 11-19 Catholic comprehensive school These include;

Town twinning

Harrogate is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ Census, 2001
  2. ^ "The ten most expensive places to live in Britain", Timesonline, 30 March 2007 retrieved 27 March 2008
  3. ^ "Viking treasure hoard uncovered", BBC News, 2007-07-19. Bagnères-de-Luchon, also referred to as Luchon, is a Spa town and a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Harrogate is a city in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 24 1982 in Harrogate, United Kingdom. Introduction The Association of Harrogate Apprentices, whose spiritual home is at Harrogate in England, exists to re-unite people in any way Harrogate (Stonefall Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC burial ground for the dead of World War I and World War II located on the The following is a list of Spa towns in the United Kingdom. England Askern Bath Boston Spa Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Retrieved on 2007-07-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.  
  4. ^ Royal Hall history
  5. ^ BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Prince reopens saved Royal Hall
  6. ^ Betty's opening news
  7. ^ Channel 4 Best & Worst
  8. ^ UK Polling Report: Harrogate and Knaresborough
  9. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,,2192154,00.html UK Excess Drinking
  10. ^ http://www.harrogateadvertiser.net/harrogate-news/Asda-plans-expansion-as-Tesco.3240238.jp

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Dictionary

Harrogate

-proper noun

  1. A town in North Yorkshire, England
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