Ripon
Coordinates: 54°08′11″N 1°31′25″W / 54.1363, -1.5236 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Population	15,922 (parish) (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SE3112271296
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPON
Postcode district	HG4
Dial code	01765
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Ripon is a small cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. As a historic Yorkshire city, Ripon had a population of 15,922 at the 2001 census, making it the fourth smallest city in England after Wells, Ely and the City of London (in the rest of the United Kingdom, St David's, Bangor, and Armagh are also smaller). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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Ripon is situated at the confluence of the streams Laver and Skell with the River Ure, which is crossed by a fine bridge of nine arches. The streets are for the most part narrow and irregular, and, although most of the houses are comparatively modern, some of them retain the picturesque gables characteristic of earlier times. Ripon is part of the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary constituency. The River Ure rises in the Yorkshire Pennine hills and becomes the River Ouse between Ripon and York, close to Boroughbridge. ... Skipton and Ripon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Ripon was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and remained a municipal borough of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when under the Local Government Act 1972 it became part of the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire. Ripon became a successor parish, with a parish council called Ripon City Council. The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Harrogate is a local government district and borough of 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 that region and also partly in North East England. ... Successor parishes are civil parishes created by the Local Government Act 1972 with the same boundaries as an urban district or municipal borough abolished by the Act. ...

Minster

Main article: Ripon Cathedral

The cathedral, which the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica described as "not ranking among those of the first class", is nevertheless celebrated for its fine proportions, and is of great interest from the various styles of architecture which it includes. Its entire length from east to west is 266 feet, the length of the transepts 130 feet, and the width of the nave and aisles 87 feet. Besides a large square central tower, there are two western towers. The Minster was founded on the ruins of St Wilfrid's abbey about 680, but of this Saxon building nothing now remains except the crypt, called St Wilfrid's Needle. The west front of Ripon minster The interior of the cathedral The East end Ripon Cathedral in Ripon was founded in 672, when it is believed to have been the second stone building erected in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. ... The west front of Ripon minster The interior of the cathedral The East end Ripon Cathedral in Ripon was founded in 672, when it is believed to have been the second stone building erected in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the 11th edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, a master builder, from αρχι- chiefs, leader , builder, carpenter)[1] is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Cathedral ground plan. ... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... Wilfrid (c. ... Events October 10 - Battle of Kerbela November 12 - The Sixth Ecumenical Council opens in Constantinople The Bulgars subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria Pippin of Herstal becomes Mayor of the Palace Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I succeeded by Yazid I ibn Muawiyah Erwig deposes Wamba to become king of the... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Crypt is also a commonly used name of water trumpets, aquatic plants. ...

The west front of Ripon minster

The present building was begun by Archbishop Roger (1154-1181), and to this transition-period belong the transepts and portions of the choir. The western front and towers, fine specimens of Early English, were probably the work of Walter de Grey, archbishop of York (d.1255), and about the close of the century the eastern portion of the choir was rebuilt in the Decorated style. The nave, portions of the central tower, and two bays of the choir are perpendicular--having been rebuilt towards the close of the 15th century. Earlier than the rest of the fabric (except the crypt) is part of the chapter-house and the vestry, adjoining the south side of the choir, and terminating eastward in an apse. This is pure Norman work, and there is a crypt of that period beneath, which was formerly filled with unburied bones. Image File history File linksMetadata RiponCathedralFacade. ... Image File history File linksMetadata RiponCathedralFacade. ... King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... Events Jayavarman VII assumes control of the Khmer kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Walter de Gray (died 1 May 1255), English prelate and statesman, was a nephew of John de Gray, bishop of Norwich, and was educated at Oxford. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Events Königsberg was founded Births Emperor Albert I of Germany, in July Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1255 ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... A chapter house is a building or room attached to a cathedral or collegiate church in which meetings are held. ... A vestry is a room within or attached to a church which is used to store vestments and other items used in worship. ... The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave is a forerunner of the Gothic style. ...

It became a cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Ripon, in 1836, with the creation of the Diocese of Ripon, the first new diocese to be created in England since the Reformation. This also led to the recognition of city status for Ripon. This is a chronological list of the Bishops of Ripon: c 878 Eadheath New creation 1836 Charles Thomas Congley 1857 Richard Bickersteth 1884 William Boyd Carpenter 1912 Thomas Wortley Drury 1920 Thomas Banks Strong 1926 Edward Arthur Burroughs 1935 Geoffrey Charles Leicester Lont 1946 George Armitage Close 1959 John Richard... The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. ... King Henry VIII of England The English Reformation refers to the series of events in sixteenth century England by which the church in England broke away from the authority of the Pope and consequently the entire Catholic church; it formed part of the wider Protestant Reformation, a religious and political... Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ...

There are a number of monuments of historical and antiquarian interest. The diocese, called 'Ripon and Leeds' since 1999, includes rather less than one-third of the parishes of Yorkshire. Bishop Mount, the home of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, lies about a mile to the North of Ripon, while the old Bishop's Palace, a Victorian building in Tudor style, is situated in extensive grounds about a mile to the West. In the vicinity is the domain of Studley Royal, the seat of the Marquess of Ripon, which contains the celebrated ruins of Fountains Abbey. The principal secular buildings are the town hall, the public rooms, and the mechanics' institution (1894). There are several old charities, including the hospital of St John the Baptist, founded in 1109 but modernized; the hospital of St Anne, founded probably in the reign of Henry VI by an unknown benefactor; and the hospital of St Mary Magdalene for women. This last was founded by Thurstan, archbishop of York (1114-1141), as a secular community, one of the special duties of which was to minister to lepers. In the 13th century a master and chaplain took the place of the lay brethren, and in 1334 a chantry was founded. The chapel remains, with its interesting Norman work, its low side-windows, said to have allowed the lepers to follow the services, and its pre-Reformation altar of stone, a rare example. Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Tudor style, a term applied to the Perpendicular style, was originally that of the English architecture and decorative arts produced under the Tudor dynasty that ruled England from 1485 to 1603, characterized as an amalgam of Late Gothic style formalized by more concern for regularity and symmetry, with round... Studley Royal Park is a park containing, and developed around, the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ... Marquess of Ripon was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... Events Battle of Naklo Battle of Hundsfeld Fulk of Jerusalem becomes count of Anjou Alfonso I of Aragon marries Urraca of Castile Crusaders capture Tripoli Anselm of Laon becomes chancellor of Laon Births July 25 - Afonso, first king of Portugal Deaths Alfonso VI of Castile Anselm of Canterbury, philosopher and... St Anne or Saint Anne may refer to: People: Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary Places: St. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... Mary Magdalene, which probably means Mary of Magdala, a town on the western shore of the Lake of Tiberias, is described in the New Testament as a follower of Jesus both in the canon and in the apocrypha. ... Thurstan, or Turstin (d. ... Events January 7 - Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, marries Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Births Deaths Categories: 1114 ... Events February 2 - Battle of Lincoln. ... For the malady found in the Hebrew Bible, see the article Tzaraath. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Events Births January 4 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (died 1383) January 13 - King Henry II of Castile (died 1379) May 25 - Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders (died 1398) August 30 - King Peter I of Castile (died 1369) James I of Cyprus (died... Chantry is a term for the English establishment of a shrine or chapel on private land where monks or priests would say (or chant) prayers on a fixed schedule, usually for someone who had died. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

Monastery

Ripon (In Rhypum, Ad Ripam) owed its origin to the monastery founded in the 7th century. A certain king, Alchfrith is said to have given the site of the town to Eata, abbot of Melrose, to found a monastery, but before it was completed Eata was deposed for refusing to celebrate Easter according to the Roman usage, and St Wilfrid was appointed the first abbot. Another version of the story, however, says that the land was given to St Wilfrid, who himself built the monastery. Ripon is said to have been made a royal borough by Alfred the Great, and in 937, Athelstan is stated to have granted to the monastery sanctuary, freedom from toll and taxes, and the privilege of holding a court, although both charters attributed to him are known to be spurious. At the same time he is said to have given the manor to Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York. In 948, the monastery and town were destroyed by King Edred during his expedition against the Vikings, but the monastery was rebuilt by the archbishops of York, and about the time of the Conquest was changed to a collegiate church. A millennial celebration of charter status took place in 1886 and 1986. Monastery of St. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Alchfriths father was Oswy King of Northumbria. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Melrose(Am Maol Ros in Gaelic) is a small, historic town in the Scottish Borders. ... Easter, the Sunday of the Resurrection, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity), following the cycle of the moon. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church... Wilfrid (c. ... English Regis Bere Regis Bognor Regis Grafton Regis Houghton Regis Lyme Regis Melcombe Regis Rowley Regis Wyke Regis Royal Royal Berkshire Royal Leamington Spa Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Borough Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Former Royal Borough... Alfred (also Ælfred from the Old English: ÆlfrÄ“d) (c. ... Events Athelstan wins the Battle of Brunanburh September 21 - Magdeburg is now the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, after a Diet held by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Births Duke William IV of Aquitaine (d. ... For the East Anglian king christened Æthelstan, see Guthrum the Old. ... Wulfstan was Archbishop of York between 928 and 952. ... King Edred or Eadred (c. ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... A collegiate church was a church served and administered by a body of canons or prebendaries, similar to a cathedral, although they were not the seat of a bishop. ...

In 1318, when the Scots invaded England, Ripon only escaped being burnt a second time by the payment of 1000 marks. The custom of blowing the wakeman's horn every night at nine o'clock, maintained to this day, is said to have originated about AD 700. It was probably at first a means of calling the people together in case of a sudden invasion, but was afterwards a signal for setting the watch. A horn with a baldric and the motto "Except the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain", taken from Psalm 127, forms the mayor's badge. “Scot” redirects here. ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... Psalms (from the Greek: Psalmoi (songs sung to a harp, originally from psallein play on a stringed instrument), Ψαλμοί; Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים) is a book of the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh or Old Testament. ...

The archbishops of York as lords of the manor had various privileges in the town, among which were the right of holding a market and fair, and Archbishop John, being summoned in the reign of Henry I to answer by what right he claimed these privileges, said that he held them by prescription and by the charter of Bang Æthelstan. Henry I afterwards granted or confirmed to Archbishop Thomas a fair on the feast of St Wilfrid and four following days. The fairs and markets belonged to the archbishops of York until they were transferred to the bishop of Ripon in 1837. In 1857 they were transferred to the ecclesiastical commissioners, from whom they were purchased by the corporation of Ripon in 1880. From before the Conquest until the incorporation charter of 1604 Ripon was governed by a wakeman and 12 elders, or aldermen, but in 1604 the title of wakeman was changed to mayor, and 12 aldermen and 24 common councilmen were appointed. In England, Lord of the Manor is a minor, feudal title. ... Henry I (circa 1068 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and the first born in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. ... Wakeman may refer to: Wakeman, Ohio Rick Wakeman Oliver Wakeman This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

The manufacture of cloth was at one time carried on in Ripon, but was almost lost in the 16th century when the town was visited by Leland. The making of spurs succeeded the cloth manufacture and became so noted that the saying "as true as Ripon rowells" was a well-known proverb. This manufacture died out in the 18th century. Ripon was summoned to send two members to parliament in 1295, and occasionally from that time until 1328-1329. The privilege was revived in 1553, after which the burgesses continued to send two members until 1867, when they were allowed only one. This latter privilege was taken away by the Redistribution Bill of 1883, and it now gives its name to one of the divisions of the county. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... John Leland (September 13, 1502–April 18, 1552) was an English antiquary. ... Spurs, a plural of spur, may also refer to Spurs, the abbreviated name for Tottenham Hotspur, an association football team from North London, England. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

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Education

Secondary schools

Ripon Grammar School

Main article: Ripon Grammar School

Ripon Grammar School is a co-educational selective intake, state secondary grammar school. Pupils age ranges are from 11-18 and number about 750. Claimed to originate in Saxon times, it was refounded in the reign of Queen Mary in 1555. The school motto is the Old English phrase 'Giorne ymb lare y diowatdomas' ('Eager to learn and seek after righteousness').^[1][2] Ripon Grammar School is a co-educational, selective, state secondary grammar school and specialist engineering college located in Ripon, North Yorkshire. ... Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de facto) or 19 July 1553 (de jure) until her death on 17 November 1558. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

The school became coeducational in the 1960s. Although most pupils are day-pupils from Ripon itself, there are attached, separate, boys and girls boarding houses. Former pupils are known as Old Riponians. Notable old Riponians include: David George Kendall the statistician, Beilby Porteus, Georgian Bishop of Chester and London, William Stubbs the Victorian Bishop of Oxford, fashion designer Bruce Oldfield, the local MP David Curry (head boy 1962), and Richard Hammond, television presenter. Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Boarding House is a privately owned house,in which individuals or families on vaccation, holidays, deputition,transfered on temporary duties, on some particular training,short&mediun tenure visitors,working professionals & lodgers,rent one or more rooms sets for one or more nights,sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and... David George Kendall (born January 15, 1918) is a British mathematician and statistician. ... A graph of a Normal bell curve showing statistics used in educational assessment and comparing various grading methods. ... Rt Rev Beilby Porteus, DD, Bishop of London (May 8, 1731 _ May 13, 1809) was a leading evangelical churchman and abolitionist. ... Arms of the Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester heads the Anglican Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. ... Arms of the Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. ... William Stubbs (June 21, 1825 - April 22, 1901) was an English historian and Bishop of Oxford. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... The Bishop of Oxford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury. ... Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... Bruce Oldfield (born July 14, 1950) is a British fashion designer. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... David Curry The Right Honourable David Maurice Curry (born June 13, 1944) is a British Conservative politician and the Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon. ... Head Boy and Head Girl are terms commonly used in the British education system. ... Richard Mark Hammond (born December 19, 1969 in Birmingham), nicknamed Hamster, is an English television and radio presenter best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson from 2002 onwards, and co-hosting the live annual motoring show, MPH, in Earls Court... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ...

Ripon was the first school catchment area in England in which parents voted to keep a selective school in 2000. A selective school is a school which admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic. ...

In January 2006 the school was awarded engineering status, which will help fund the improvement of facilities in the science and technology departments. This was largely due to the efforts of current headmaster Martin Pearman.

Ripon College

Ripon College (from 1999), formerly Ripon City School, is a former secondary modern school across Clotherholme road from Ripon Grammar.^[3] Ripon College is a very small, mixed secondary modern comprehensive school situated in the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire. ... Secondary modern schools are a type of school in British educational systems, part of the Tripartite System. ...

Independent schools

The Cathedral Choir School is a co-ed preparatory school founded in 1960. The school is a member of The Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools and The Choir Schools' Association.^[4] 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

York St John University

The university is descended from two Anglican teacher training colleges, which were founded in York in 1841 (for men) and 1846 (for women). In 1862, the women's college relocated to Ripon. Over the next century, the colleges gradually diversified their education programmes. The colleges merged in 1974 to form the College of Ripon and York St John. In 1990 the combined institution became a college of the University of Leeds. Between 1999 and 2001, all activities were transferred to York and the college received the name York St John College. The former buildings of the Ripon college and its halls of residence have subsequently been redeveloped by property developers. On October 1 2006 the college became York St John University. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ... York St John University (formerly known variously as York St John University College, College of Ripon and York St John, York St John College or Ripon and York St John College of the University of Leeds) is located in York, England. ...

Population

Ripon's blend of rural-poor, lower and upper middle class types, and a few wealthy landowners make the city, in socioeconomic terms, a fascinatingly diverse place, given its comparatively small population. Ethnically Ripon noticeably lacks diversity, particularly in comparison to towns in West Yorkshire. There is also a large military presence, due to the sizeable army camp located on the outskirts of the city. Socioeconomics is the study of the social and economic impacts of any product or service offering, market intervention or other activity on an economy as a whole and on the companies, organization and individuals who are its main economic actors. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Transport

Ripon once had a railway station, on the North Eastern Railway, later part of the LNER. It lay on a section between Harrogate and Northallerton, which was part of the main route from Leeds northwards. It had been a very busy line, served by trains running between Liverpool and Newcastle, and until the 1960s was served by named expresses including the Queen of Scots Pullman, which ran between King's Cross and Glasgow. The Harrogate to Northallerton section lost its passenger services in March 1967, and the line closed completely in September 1969, despite a vigorous campaign by local campaigners, including the city's MP. It was revealed that in its final complete year of operation the section had made an operating loss of barely £12,000 despite no attempt having been made to cut costs. Nevertheless, Ripon still joined a list, also including Wells and Southwell, of English cathedral towns and cities that have lost their railway. In recent years there has been a movement to restore the line, at least between Harrogate and Ripon, with the cost being an estimated £40 million. Ironically, the city's bypass, completed in the mid 1990s, utilises part of the railway line's course just to the east of the city, and crosses the River Ure just yards from where the railway used to. The station still stands but is now mostly surrounded by new houses. Reconstruction of the railway is not impossible, though a filled-in cutting and short tunnel just north of Wormald Green would have to be re-excavated, but the line could not follow its former route through Ripon itself, and could not use the original station. This might be to the line's benefit, as more people had used the former station to travel south than north, but with the station situated on the north-eastern edge of the city, it had been criticised for being over a mile from the city centre and in the wrong direction. The North Eastern Railway (NER), unlike many other of the pre-Grouping companies, had a relatively compact territory, having the district it covered to itself. ... The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... Statistics Population: 85,128 (with Knaresborough) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE306553 Administration District: Harrogate Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue... Northallerton is a town in North Yorkshire, England. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Vicars Court and the Residence Southwell is a small town in Nottinghamshire, England. ...

External links

• Photos of Ripon and surrounding area
• Ripon Tourist, Community and Business Information
• Ripon Tourist Information and Business Directory
• Ripon & District Amateur Radio Society
• Ripon Cathedral
• The Ripon Gazette
• A history of the choristers of Ripon Cathedral

References

1. ^ Ripon Grammar School
2. ^ Ripon Grammar School OFSTED report
3. ^ Ripon College
4. ^ Ripon Cathedral Choir School

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