Bainbridge, North Yorkshire

Bainbridge, North Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption = Bainbridge
latitude = 54.30
longitude = -02.10
official_name = Bainbridge
population =
shire_district = Richmondshire
shire_county = North Yorkshire
metropolitan_borough =
metropolitan_county =
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster =
post_town =
postcode_district =
postcode_area =
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SD9390

Bainbridge is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the confluence of the River Bain with the River Ure. According to the 2001 census the population was 438.

Bainbridge is served by a local inn, the Rose and Crown, and a small village shop with post office. An equestrian centre can be found a short distance away at Gill Edge from where you can have riding lessons and trekking in the local area.

The Roman name for Bainbridge was "Virosidum". The village is located near one of the largest cairns in Yorkshire, Stoney Raise Cairn, at Greenber Edge.


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