High and Low Bishopside is a civil parish in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It includes the town of Pateley Bridge and the villages of Glasshouses and Wilsill, the southern part of Wath and the hamlets of Blazefield, and Fellbeck. The parish touches Bewerley, Dacre, Eavestone, Fountains Earth, Hartwith cum Winsley, Laverton, Sawley, Stonebeck Down and Warsill.[2] In 2011 the parish had a population of 2,210.[1] There are 39 listed buildings in High and Low Bishopside.[3] The parish's council is called "Pateley Bridge Town Council".[4]
| High and Low Bishopside | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 Pateley Bridge | |
.svg)  High and Low Bishopside Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Area | 25.72 km2 (9.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,210 (2011 census)[1] |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SE175677 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Main settlements | Pateley Bridge, Glasshouses, Wath and Wilsill |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| Website | https://www.pateleybridgetowncouncil.gov.uk/ |
The parish is bounded on the west by the River Nidd, and includes a large area of moorland to the east of the town. The parish therefore does not include the part of the Pateley Bridge built-up area west of the Nidd in the parish of Bewerley, where Pateley Bridge post office, the Nidderdale showground, Nidderdale High School and the district of Bridgehouse Gate are located.
History edit
The name "Bishopside" means 'Bishop's hill-side'.[5] The name is first recorded in 1459, and derives from its status in the manor or liberty of Ripon held by the Archbishop of York.[6] The link with the archbishop dates back before the Norman Conquest, and in the 12th century Wilsill was the principal settlement of what became Bishopside.[7] High and Low Bishopside was a township in the parish of Ripon,[8] but in 1866 High and Low Bishopside became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1937 351 acres was transferred from Sawley to High and Low Bishopside.[9]
Governance edit
The parish is represented by the Pateley Bridge Town Council, comprising eleven councillors elected for a four-year term.[10] The council was formed in 1894 as the High and Low Bishopside Parish Council, and in 1986 elected to change its name. A town mayor is elected annually by the councillors.[11]
The parish was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. Until April 2023 the parish is part of the Borough of Harrogate and falls within the Harrogate Borough Council ward of Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale Moors.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – (E04007359)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "High and Low Bishopside". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Listed buildings in High and Low Bishopside, Harrogate, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Home". Pateley Bridge Council. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "High and Low Bishopside Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 148.
- ^ Jennings, Bernard (1992). A History of Nidderdale. p. 30. ISBN 1-85072-114-9.
- ^ "History of High and Low Bishopside, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Relationships and changes High and Low Bishopside Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "The Council". Pateley Bridge Town Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Local History". Pateley Bridge Town Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Parish council. High and Low Bishopside (Pateley Bridge)". Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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