Editing Richmond, North Yorkshire

{{short description|Town in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| official_name            = Richmond
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.403|-1.737|display=inline,title}}
| population               = 8,413
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name="NOMIS2011"/>
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| unitary_england              = [[North Yorkshire District|North Yorkshire]]
| lieutenancy_england              = [[North Yorkshire]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond and Northallerton]]
| post_town                = RICHMOND
| postcode_district        = DL10
| postcode_area            = DL
| dial_code                = 01748
| os_grid_reference        = NZ170009
| static_image_name        = Richmond castle viewed from Maison Dieu.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Historic Richmond, with its Norman castle
| london_distance_mi       = 210
| london_direction         = SSE
}}
'''Richmond''' is a [[market town]] and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[North Yorkshire]], England. It is located at the point where [[Swaledale]], the upper valley of the [[River Swale]], opens into the [[Vale of Mowbray]]. The town's population at the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]] was 8,413. The town is {{convert|13|miles|km|abbr=}} north-west of [[Northallerton]], the county town, and {{convert|41|miles|km|abbr=}} north-west of [[York]].

In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 the area was collected under [[Yorkshire]] and the town was in the Gilling [[Wapentake]]. After the book it became the centre for wapentakes in the [[Honour of Richmond]] for the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref name="youngs">{{cite book|first=F.&nbsp;A. |last=Youngs |title=Guide to the Local Administrative units of England, Vol.II, Northern England |publisher= Royal Historical Society|location=London |year=1991}}</ref> Between 1974 and 2023 the town was the administrative centre of the [[Richmondshire]] district of the North Yorkshire [[non-metropolitan county]]. Richmond is located near the eastern boundary of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]], for which it has become a tourist centre.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2011 |title=Richmond |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/502797/Richmond |access-date=30 April 2011}}</ref> 

==History==
Richmond in North Yorkshire was the [[Honour of Richmond]] of the [[Earl of Richmond|Earls of Richmond]] (or ''comtes de Richemont''), a dignity also held by the [[Duke of Brittany]] from 1136 to 1399.<ref>{{cite web|title=The honour and castle of Richmond {{!}} British History Online|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp1-16|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Market Place and Holy Trinity, Richmond.jpg|thumb|View over the Market Place]]
Richmond was founded in 1071<ref name="richmond1">{{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.org/guide/index.html |publisher=Richmond Online |title=Guide to Richmond, Yorkshire|access-date= 14 May 2011}}</ref> by [[Alan Rufus]], a Breton nobleman, on lands granted to him by [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]], though it was called ''Hindrelag'' initially.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Richmond Castle {{!}} English Heritage|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/richmond-castle/history/|website=www.english-heritage.org.uk|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> The name derives from [[Old French]] "Riche and Monte", meaning "Strong Hill", which was also the name of a [[Richemont, Seine-Maritime|village]] in [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chrystal|first1=Paul|title=The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales|date=2017|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine| isbn=9781840337532|page=67|edition=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Metcalfe|first=Peter|title=Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales|publisher=North Yorkshire Marketing ltd|date=1992|location=Harrogate|page=66|isbn=1-873214-03-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=A. H. |title=The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire |date=1979|orig-date=1928|oclc= 19714705|publisher=English Place Name Society|page=287}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=386 |edition=4}}</ref>Richmond is one of the most commonly re-used English place names: there are 56 other Richmonds around the world.<ref>{{cite news|last=Amos|first=Mike|date=28 May 2013|title=Town crier|work=The Northern Echo|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10447410.Town_crier/|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> Richmond Castle was completed in 1086 with a keep and walls encompassing the area now known as the Market Place.

Richmond was part of the lands of the earldom of Richmond, which was intermittently held by the Dukes of Brittany until the 14th century. [[John V, Duke of Brittany]], died in 1399, and [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] took possession. Richmond is one of a few settlements that was spared from being raided by the Scots during [[The Great Raid of 1322]] by bribing them off. In 1453, the earldom was conferred on [[Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond|Edmund Tudor]], and it was merged with the crown when Edmund's son became [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]] in 1485. During the [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms]], the [[Covenanter]] Army led by [[David Leslie, Lord Newark]], took over the castle, and conflict ensued between local Catholics and Scottish Presbyterians.

In 1608, Robert Willance became the first [[alderman]] of Richmond, two years prior in 1606, whilst hunting on the nearby Whitcliffe Scar, the horse Willance was riding became nervous when thick mist descended, bolting over the edge and falling over {{convert|200|ft}} to the valley floor, Willance survived this fall with a broken leg and erected a monument on top of the cliff as a show of gratitude for his survival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Echo walks|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/files/37895/|date=16 October 2020|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> Willance died in 1616.

The prosperity of the medieval town and centre of the [[Swaledale]] wool industry greatly increased in the late 17th and 18th centuries with the burgeoning lead mining industry in nearby [[Arkengarthdale]]. It is from this period that the town's [[Georgian architecture]] originates, the most notable examples of which are to be found on Newbiggin and in Frenchgate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Terry|title=Ten reasons to love Richmond|url=http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/ten-reasons-to-love-richmond-1-2019501|website=yorkshirelife.co.uk|access-date=30 April 2018|date=16 April 2013}}</ref> One of Europe's first gas works was built in the town in 1830.<ref name="richmond1"/> A permanent military presence was established in the town with the completion of [[Richmond Barracks, North Yorkshire|Richmond Barracks]] in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exhibition to tell story of barracks|date=29 April 2008|url=http://www.northyorkshirenews.com/news/local/exhibition-to-tell-story-of-barracks-1-2648817|publisher=North Yorkshire News|access-date= 13 November 2014}}</ref>

During the [[World War I|First World War]], Richmond's own [[Green Howards|Green Howards Regiment]] raised 24 battalions for the war effort, the castle assumed a role as a barracks and training camp for new recruits and members of the [[Non-Combatant Corps]], in 1915, the first troops occupied the area south of Richmond in what was to become [[Catterick Camp]], the planning of which was commissioned by [[Lord Baden Powell]] during his residence at the town's barracks.

In 1916, a group of "absolutist" [[conscientious objector]]s known as the [[Richmond Sixteen]] were held at the castle after refusing to undertake even non-combatant military duties. After being transported to [[France]], they were [[court-martial]]led and formally sentenced to be executed by [[firing squad]], but this sentence was immediately commuted to ten years' [[Penal labour|penal servitude]], and the men were eventually released in 1919. Richmond Castle's 19th-century cell block continued to be used to house prisoners into the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Richmond Castle Graffiti|url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/richmond-castle/richmond-graffiti/|website=English Heritage|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

In June 1927, Richmond was a centre line of totality during a solar eclipse,<ref>{{cite news|title=ECLIPSE OF THE SUN; 'We had seen the world dead'|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/eclipse-of-the-sun-we-had-seen-the-world-dead-1105788.html|date=11 July 1999|website=The Independent|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref> the event is marked with a plaque at the top of Reeth Road.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plaque marking totality line|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Marking_the_1927_eclipse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_649385.jpg}}</ref>

== Governance  ==

=== Local government ===
[[File:Richmond Town Hall (geograph 5772816) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Richmond Town Hall, North Yorkshire|Richmond Town Hall]]]]
Richmond was located in the eponymous district of [[Richmondshire]], created under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] by a merger of the municipal borough of Richmond with the [[rural district]]s of Richmond, Aysgarth, Leyburn, Reeth, and part of Croft. Richmondshire was abolished in 2023, it is now administered by the unitary [[North Yorkshire Council]].

The town itself is split between three local government wards, Richmond East,<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond East Ward Map|url=https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/media/10283/richmondeastward_a4.pdf|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> Richmond North,<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond North Ward Map|url=https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/media/10284/richmondnorthward_a4.pdf|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> and Richmond West,<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond West Ward Map|url=https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/media/10286/richmondwestward_a4.pdf|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> however the most southerly residential areas including Holly Hill and the area surrounding the former railway station are covered by the Hipswell ward, and as a result these residents are not able to elect members of the town council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hipswell ward map, showing parts of Richmond included|url=https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/media/10277/hipswellward_a4.pdf|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> The town council consists of 15 councillors elected from the three Richmond wards, a new [[Mayors in England|town mayor]] is elected by the council members each February and taking office in May; meetings are held at [[Richmond Town Hall, North Yorkshire|Richmond Town Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondtowncouncil.org.uk/Meetings/Information  |title=Meetings|publisher=Richmond Town Council|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref>

=== Parliamentary representation ===
{{main|Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)}}
The serving member for Richmond and Northallerton constituency in Westminster is the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], [[Rishi Sunak]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], who has held the seat since [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] when he succeeded former party leader and Foreign Secretary [[William Hague]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Espiner |first=Tom |title=Who is the new chancellor Rishi Sunak? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51490893 |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=BBC News |date=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fisher |first1=Lucy |last2=Aldrick |first2=Philip |title=Rishi Sunak, the 'Yorkshire maharajah' married to billionaire's daughter |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/johnson-reshuffle-yorkshire-maharajah-married-to-billionaire-s-daughter-f6568vmh0 |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 February 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In modern times it has been an ultra-safe seat for the Conservative Party with them having held it continually since 1910.<ref>{{cite news |last=Minting |first=Stuart |title=Rishi Sunak increases Conservative majority in Richmond |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/18099646.general-election-2019-rishi-sunak-increases-conservative-majority-richmond/ |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=13 December 2019 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Situated approximately {{convert|16|mi}} north-west of the county town [[Northallerton]], Richmond straddles the eastern border of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]], at the edge of a valley or dale known as [[Swaledale]], which takes its name from the [[River Swale|river]] that flows through the town, said to be one of the fastest flowing in England.<ref>{{cite web|title=River Swale|url=http://www.yorkshiredalesriverstrust.com/your-rivers/river-swale/|website=Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The nearest official Met Office weather station to Richmond is Leeming, about {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} to the south-east. Temperature extremes have ranged from {{convert|33.5|C|F}} during August 1990,<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 temperature|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=14&year=1990&indexid=TXx&stationid=2116|publisher=[[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]]|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref> down to {{convert|-17.9|C|F}} during December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 temperature|url=http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/local-minimum-temperature-records-fall-across-the-country/|date=3 December 2010|publisher=[[UKMO]]|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Richmond northyorkshire.jpg|thumb|right|View from Frenchgate]]

{{Leeming, North Yorkshire weatherbox}}

== Demography ==
According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census]], the parish of Richmond had a total resident population of 8,413, of which 4,374 females and 4,039 males.  95.8% of the population identified as [[white British]], 1.4% as [[Other White|other white]], 1.1% as Asian or [[Asian British]], and 0.8% as black, [[Afro-Caribbean people|Afro-Caribbean]] or [[Black British people|black British]].  The place of birth of the town's residents was 93.8% United Kingdom, 3.3% from [[European Union]] countries, and 2.5% from elsewhere in the world.  71.7% said they had [[Religion|religious]] beliefs; 70.4% of those were [[Christianity|Christian]], 1.3% is made up of all other religions, the largest being [[Buddhism]] at 0.8%, 21.4% said they had no religion.<ref name="NOMIS2011">{{NOMIS2011|title=Richmond Parish|id=E04007520|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

A quirk of the demographics in the town is that 2% of the population was born in Germany. This is a result of the nearby [[Catterick Garrison]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Country of birth - Census Maps, ONS |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/population/country-of-birth/country-of-birth-60a/europe-other-europe-eu-countries-member-countries-in-march-2001-germany?lad=E07000166 |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=www.ons.gov.uk }}</ref>

The following table shows historic population changes in the Richmond parish area between 1801 and 2011.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:70%; border:0; text-align:center; line-height:120%;"
|+ Population at census years
|-
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;" |Year
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1801
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1811
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1821
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1831
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1841
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1851
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1881
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1891
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1901
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1911
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1921
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1931
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1951
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1961
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1971
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1981
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1999
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |2001
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |2011
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;" |Population
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |2,861
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,056
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,546
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,900
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,992
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,106
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,502
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,216
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,837
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,934
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,887
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,769
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |6,166
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |5,776
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |7,245
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |7,700
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |8,480
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |8,178
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |8,413
|-
| colspan="20" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;" |Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond AP/CP through time {{!}} Population Statistics {{!}} Total Population|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10465679/cube/TOT_POP|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Census 1971 England and Wales: report for the county of North Yorkshire as constituted on 1st April 1974 / Office of population censuses and surveys |date=1973 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=0-11-690379-1 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Census 1981 [Great Britain], Key statistics for urban areas, Cities and towns: laid before Parliament pursuant to section 4 (1) Census Act 1920 |date=1984 |publisher=HM Stationery office |location=London |isbn=0-11-691061-5 |page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatcher |first1=Jane |title=The History of Richmond, North Yorkshire |date=2004 |publisher=Blackthorn Press |location=Pickering |isbn=0-9546300-1-7 |page=236}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=36UE081|title=Richmond Parish|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007520|title=Richmond Parish|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Economy==
As a gateway town to the [[Yorkshire Dales]], tourism is important to the local economy, but the single largest influence is the [[Catterick Garrison]] army base, which is rapidly becoming the largest population centre in Richmondshire.<ref>{{cite news|title=Military presence brings massive benefits to North Yorkshire economy|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/5021365.Military_presence_brings_massive_benefits_to_North_Yorkshire_economy/|access-date=30 January 2016|work=York Press|date=22 February 2010}}</ref> National chain retailers such as [[Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG|Lidl]], [[WHSmith]], [[Boots UK|Boots]], and the [[Co-op Food|Co-op]], as well as local independent shops, restaurants and pubs, also provide a source of employment. The Gallowfields Trading Estate in the north of the town accommodates several builder's merchants, car garages and showrooms, a [[Royal Mail]] delivery office and a [[veterinarian]] surgery.

A traditional market still operates every Saturday in one of the largest cobbled market places in England, as well as a week round indoor one in the town's 19th-century market hall.<ref name="richmond1" /><ref name="UK House Price Index">{{cite web|title=UK House Price Index|url=https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/browse?from=2019-03-01&location=http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/id/region/united-kingdom&to=2020-03-01|website=landregistry.data.gov.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> The origins of the markets date back as far as 1093 when they were authorised by the Earls, and the first known [[royal charter]] was granted in 1155.

According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census]], the economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 37.6% in full-time employment, 15.5% in part-time employment, 10.4% self-employed, 3.4% unemployed, 2.4% students with jobs, 3.6% students without jobs, 20% retired, 2.9% looking after home or family, 2.8% permanently sick or disabled, and 1.4% economically inactive for other reasons.<ref name="NOMIS2011"/>

The average price of a house in Richmond for the 12-month period ending February 2020 was £241,583<ref>{{cite web|title=Home.co.uk: House Prices Report for Richmond – February 2019 to February 2020|url=https://www.home.co.uk/guides/house_prices_report.htm?location=richmond_nyorks&lastyear=1|website=www.home.co.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> compared to £223,537 for North Yorkshire<ref>{{cite web|title=UK House Price Index|url=https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/browse?from=2019-03-01&location=http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/id/region/north-yorkshire&to=2020-03-01|website=landregistry.data.gov.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> and the national average of £232,320.<ref name="UK House Price Index"/>

==Landmarks==
[[Richmond Castle]] in the town centre overlooks the [[River Swale]] and is a major tourist attraction, bringing in close to 40,000 visitors a year.<ref name=":EH:">{{cite web|title=Description of Richmond Castle {{!}} English Heritage|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/richmond-castle/history/description/|website=www.english-heritage.org.uk|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Castle {{!}} English Heritage|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/richmond-castle/|website=www.english-heritage.org.uk|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> Scolland's Hall is the gatehouse and was staffed by the Lords of [[Bedale]], such as [[Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan]],  and [[Miles Stapleton (died 1466)|Miles Stapleton]], [[List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter#Knights Founder|Founder KG]].<ref name=":EH:" /> Other staff residences were [[Constable Burton]] and [[Thornton Steward]].  Also, Richmond had an extended [[Wensleydale]] castlery initially consisting of [[Middleham Castle]], [[Ravensworth]] and [[Snape, North Yorkshire|Snape]] ([[Baron FitzHugh]] & [[House of Neville|Neville]] [[Baron Latymer]]).  The [[Conyers]], [[Wyville]], [[Gascoigne baronets|Gascoigne]], [[Stapleton-on-Tees|Stapleton]] and [[Baron Lovell|Lovell]] families were all notable gentry.[[File:ipb richmond 012.jpg|thumb|left|Richmond Castle|214x214px]]

Within walking distance from the town centre are the ruins of the [[Premonstratensians|premonstratensian]] [[Easby Abbey]], managed by [[English Heritage]], and adjacent [[Easby Hall, Richmond|Easby Hall]], built in 1729.<ref>{{cite news|date=4 December 2009|title=Richmond and Easby Abbey|work=Gazette Live|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/richmond-and-easby-abbey-3711347|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> A popular town legend tells the story of the Little Drummer Boy, a young member of an 18th-century regiment who was sent by soldiers to investigate a tunnel leading away from the castle towards Easby, playing his drum to guide the soldiers above ground, however the drums ceased suddenly and the boy was never seen or located since, a stone marker stands at the point at which the boy's drumming stopped, on a footpath between the town and Easby.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beat goes on for the boy who disappeared|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7029317.beat-goes-boy-disappeared/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond, North Yorkshire – Drummer Boy Walk|url=https://www.richmond.org/guide/trails/drummerboy.html|website=www.richmond.org|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

The tall market cross or "obelisk" was built in 1771 to replace the medieval cross that stood before it. On the south-west side of the town stands the folly of [[Culloden Tower]], originally built in 1746 to commemorate the [[Duke of Cumberland|Duke of Cumberland's]] at the [[Battle of Culloden]], after falling into disrepair it was restored in 1981 and now is used a holiday let.<ref>{{cite web|title=RICHMOND|url=https://www.fabulousfollies.net/richmond.html|website=FABULOUS FOLLIES|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Another small folly is Oliver Duckett on the northern outskirts of the town, a rounded bastion tower, built from the same stone as Richmond Castle and now lying on public land.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimjarratt.co.uk/follies/page12.html|website=www.jimjarratt.co.uk|title=Yorkshire Gazetteer|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Swale House on Frenchgate, built around 1750, was home to the headmaster and students of the nearby grammar school, before being used as a hospital for wounded officers in the First World War. For many years, it was the headquarters of Richmondshire District Council, before being closed and sold off in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 November 2013|title=Councillors say goodbye to historic offices after final meeting|work=Northern Echo|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/10780270.Councillors_say_goodbye_to_historic_offices_after_final_meeting/|access-date=12 April 2015}}</ref> Millgate House [[Bed and breakfast|bed & breakfast]] has received mentions in several national publications for its accompanying gardens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Online Guide to Richmond – Millgate House Garden|url=https://www.richmond.org/guide/millgatehouse.php|website=www.richmond.org|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

There are two war memorials sited in Richmond, the Gallowgate Memorial stands overlooking Frenchgate, taking the form of a [[Celtic cross]] and is dedicated to the losses suffered by the [[Green Howards]] regiment during both the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II|Second]] World Wars, the other monument commissioned is located in the friary gardens and commemorates all of the victims of the two 
World Wars who resided in Richmond.

[[Richmond Falls]] are a short walk from the town centre and to the west of the town, on the road to [[Marske, Richmondshire|Marske]], is the unusually named Richmond Out Moor.<ref>{{cite map|title=Darlington & Richmond|map=304|year=2015|scale=1:25,000|series=Explorer|publisher=Ordnance Survey|isbn=9780319245569}}</ref>

{{wide image|Richmond falls panorama.JPG|750px|Panorama of Richmond falls, close to the town centre}}

=== Religious sites ===
There are four extant churches within the town, the [[Church of England]]'s [[Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond|St Mary the Virgin]],<ref>{{cite web|title=St Marys Church Richmond > Home|url=https://www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk/|website=www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> the [[Roman Catholic]] [[St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church|St Joseph and St Francis Xavier]], Richmond [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Methodist]] Church<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.richmondmethodists.co.uk/|website=www.richmondmethodists.co.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>  and Influence Church, formed in 1950 as Richmond [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] Church.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond › Influence Church › Richmond, Barnard Castle, Penrith and Bishop Auckland|url=http://www.influencechurch.co.uk/richmond/|website=www.influencechurch.co.uk|date=16 September 1950 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Former religious buildings and structures include Holy Trinity Church, a grade I [[Listed building]] in the centre of the market place, no longer conducting regular services,<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Holy Trinity Church offices Between Church Nave and Tower trinity Church Tower, Richmond, North Yorkshire|num=1096970|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> the 15th century bell tower of the former friary of [[Greyfriars, Richmond|Greyfriars]], stands over an area of public green space, known as the Friary Gardens,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Richmond Online Guide to Richmond {{!}} Friary Tower and Gardens|url=https://www.richmond.org/guide/friary.php|website=www.richmond.org|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> and a former [[United Reformed Church]] building on Dundas Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Genuki: The former United Reformed Church, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding)|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Richmond/PhotoFrames/RichmondDundasStreetExURC|website=www.genuki.org.uk|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Ally in Richmond, North Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|alt=Stone street going up a hill|Alley in Richmond]]
[[Richmond railway station (North Yorkshire)|Richmond Railway Station]] opened in 1846 and closed in 1968, a year before [[Eryholme-Richmond branch line|the branch line]] itself was taken out of service. After the station closed, the building was used for many years as a garden centre.<ref>{{cite book |last=Blakemore |first=Michael |title=Railways of the Yorkshire Dales |date=2005 |publisher=Great Northern Book |location=Ilkley |isbn=1-905080-03-4 |page=54}}</ref> It has now been renovated by the Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust and opened in late 2007, now titled "The Station", a mixed-use space for community and commercial activities.<ref>{{cite web|last=Catford|first=Nick|title=Richmond Station|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/richmond/index.shtml|website=Disused Stations|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> The nearest main line station to Richmond is now [[Darlington railway station|Darlington]] on the [[East Coast Main Line]], {{convert|13|mi}} north-east.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rowe |first=Mark |title=Have a Swale of a time walking in the Yorkshire's Dales |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/activity-adventure/activity-holidays/have-a-swale-of-a-time-walking-in-the-yorkshires-dales-983586.html |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=The Independent |date=2 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|title =Darlington & Richmond |map = 304|year =2015 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =9780319245569 }}</ref>

The town is served by [[Arriva North East]] buses to [[Darlington]] and [[Catterick Garrison]], as well as links to [[Barnard Castle]] and [[Northallerton]] provided by Hodgsons and routes to [[Leyburn]] and [[Ripon]] by [[Dales & District]], along with [[North Yorkshire County Council|council]] run services that serve Richmond's residential areas. The Little White Bus connects Richmond with the villages of [[Swaledale]] as far west as [[Keld, North Yorkshire|Keld]] and is operated solely by volunteer drivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=How a volunteer bus service is providing a lifeline in the Dales|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-volunteer-bus-service-providing-lifeline-dales-1766392|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=9 December 2017 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hodgsons Buses – Hodgsons Buses|url=http://www.hodgsonsbuses.com/|website=www.hodgsonsbuses.com|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://getdown.org.uk/bus/bus/x26.shtml "Bus services in York"], Getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2019</ref><ref>[http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/richmond.shtml "Bus services in York – Richmond (North Yorkshire)"], Getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2019</ref>

Richmond has two four digit A-roads passing through it; the [[A6108 road|A6108]] is the main entry route from the [[A1(M) motorway|A1(M)]] junction at [[Scotch Corner]], and continues west towards [[Leyburn]] and then [[Ripon]]. The [[A6136 road|A6136]] connects to nearby Catterick Garrison across [[Mercury Bridge]] that spans the [[River Swale]]. Mercury Bridge is [[grade II listed]], and as its original name of ''Station Bridge'' suggests, it was built to give vehicular access to the railway station.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=MERCURY BRIDGE, St. Martin's |num=1317112|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Richmond Station |url=http://disused-stations.org.uk/r/richmond/index.shtml |website=disused-stations.org.uk |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> In June 2000, [[Autumn 2000 Western Europe floods|heavy flooding]] resulted in the bridge suffering considerable structural damage to one side, repairs were made at a cost of approximately £500,000 and the bridge re-opened to traffic in December of the same year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Traders hit by bridge collapse|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7137365.traders-hit-bridge-collapse/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Features & Archives » Mercury (Station) Bridge Repairs 2000 – 2001|url=https://www.richmond.org/archives/mercury-bridge/archive.html|website=www.richmond.org|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

The closest airport is [[Teesside International Airport]] just to the east of Darlington approximately {{convert|18|mi}} north-east.

==Education==
The town is home to two [[High school|secondary schools]]: [[Richmond School]], a large school and sixth form with specialisms in performing arts, science, and mathematics, and [[St Francis Xavier School, North Yorkshire|St Francis Xavier School]], which is a smaller, voluntary aided, joint Roman Catholic and Church of England School<ref>{{cite web|title=About – St Francis Xavier School|url=http://www.sfxschool.org.uk/about.html|website=www.sfxschool.org.uk|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> for boys and girls aged 11–16.

There are also three non- sectarian [[primary school]]s: Trinity Academy (formerly Richmond C of E), Richmond Methodist School, and St Mary's Roman Catholic School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browse school information for your area|url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/browse-school-information-your-area|website=northyorks.gov.uk|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>

== Sport and culture ==

=== Sport ===
The town's football club, [[Richmond Town F.C.]] was founded in 1945 and they currently play in the [[Wearside League]] in level 7 of the [[National League System]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Page|url=https://www.wearside-football-league.org.uk/core/clubs.aspx?clubID=163|website=www.wearside-football-league.org.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>  with their games being held at the Earl's Orchard ground, the pavilion was officially opened in March 1975 by then [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] manager [[Jack Charlton]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Warm tributes paid to popular former mayor|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/17302316.warm-tributes-paid-popular-former-richmond-mayor-oliver-blease/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Richmond is also home to Richmondshire [[Rugby union|Rugby Union Football]] club, currently playing in [[Durham/Northumberland 3]].

Richmondshire Cricket Club play in the [[North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League]], where they have won the league title a total of five times<ref>{{cite web|title=Highest Individual Score in each Season|url=http://www.dcc.darlingtoncc.co.uk/nysdl/stats/A_Div_Prem/a_prem_winners.aspx|website=www.dcc.darlingtoncc.co.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> and the [[ECB National Club Cricket Championship]] once, in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmondshire CC|url=http://richmondshire.play-cricket.com/|website=richmondshire.play-cricket.com|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Richmond was also the starting point for the third stage of the [[2018 Tour de Yorkshire]] road cycling race.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de Yorkshire route 2020: full route revealed|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-yorkshire-route-stages-168714|last=Ballinger|first=Alex|date=17 January 2020|website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The town's [[Richmond Racecourse|racecourse]] opened in 1765 and closed in 1891, but the site is still used for horse training and by the public for walking.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reid |first=Mark |title=Willance's Leap & Richmond Racecourse |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/files/32204 |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=12 June 2014}}</ref> The poor condition of the grandstand led it to appear on [[Historic England|Historic England's]] [[Heritage at Risk]] register in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage at Risk |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/har-2019-registers/ne-yo-har-register2019/ |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=23 May 2020 |page=76 |format=PDF |date=2019}}</ref>

=== Media and filmography ===

The town is served by two local newspapers, North Yorkshire editions of the daily ''[[The Northern Echo|Northern Echo]]'' and the weekly ''[[Darlington & Stockton Times]]'' both published by [[Newsquest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=40924&sectioncode=7|title=Northern Echo is top daily at Newsquest|publisher=Pressgazette.co.uk|access-date=2 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218080552/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=40924&sectioncode=7|archive-date=18 December 2010}}</ref>

Local news and television programmes are by [[BBC North East and Cumbria]] and [[ITV Tyne Tees]]. Television signals are received from the [[Bilsdale transmitting station|Bilsdale]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale|title=Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 September 2023}}</ref>

The town is served by both [[BBC Radio York]] on 104.3&nbsp;FM and [[BBC Radio Tees]] 95.0&nbsp;FM. Other radio stations including [[Greatest Hits Radio York and North Yorkshire]] on 103.5&nbsp;FM, [[Nation Radio North East]] on 103.2&nbsp;FM and [[Nation Radio North East|Sun FM]] on 102.6&nbsp;FM.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bestradios.co.uk/yorkshire-radio-stations/ |title=Yorkshire Radio Stations|date=12 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref> 

Richmond has been used as a filming location for a number of television programmes and films including ''[[The Fast Show]]'', ''[[Century Falls]]'', ''[[Earthfasts (TV series)|Earthfasts]]'', [[A Woman of Substance (mini-series)|''A Woman of Substance'' (1984)]] and ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (TV serial)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Do you remember when Woman of Substance and Jenny Seagrove came to Darlington? |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18678441.remember-woman-substance-jenny-seagrove-came-darlington/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=The Northern Echo |date=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Newton |first1=Grace |title=Which Yorkshire locations could be used to film the new series of All Creatures Great and Small? |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/which-yorkshire-locations-could-be-used-to-film-the-new-series-of-all-creatures-great-and-small-1753497 |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=1 July 2019}}</ref>

=== Arts ===
The official gallery of [[Middlesbrough]] born artist [[Mackenzie Thorpe]] is located in town, Richmond local Lucy Pittaway was also chosen as the official artist for the [[Tour de Yorkshire]] from 2016 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucy Pittaway confirmed as 2018 Tour de Yorkshire artist|url=http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/lucy-pittaway-confirmed-2018-tour-de-yorkshire-artist/|last=Willis|first=Joe|date=23 January 2018|website=Richmondshire Today|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

[[Richmondshire Concerts]] is a classical music society that puts on six concerts a year, generally of chamber music, at the Influence Church. The society has an average of 250 annual subscribers from North Yorkshire and the North East.

Richmond Live was an annual music festival held every August on a riverside venue known as "The Batts", notable headliners included [[The Lightning Seeds]] and [[The Hoosiers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Live 2011|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/topic/163277-richmond-live-2011/|website=Festival Forums|date=16 June 2011 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lightning Seeds to headline Richmond Live|url=http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/lightening-seeds-headline-richmond-live/|last=Willis|first=Joe|date=7 April 2019|website=Richmondshire Today|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> The festival was cancelled permanently by the organisers following the 2019 event due to a lack of sustainability.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richmond Live has staged its last ever festival, say organisers|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17931263.richmond-live-staged-last-ever-festival-say-organisers/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

=== Cinema and theatre ===
Richmond has a two-screen cinema that opened in 2007 in the former [[Richmond railway station (North Yorkshire)|railway station]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Station Cinema – Station Cinemas|url=http://www.stationcinema.com/|website=Station Cinema – Station Cinemas|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> the town was also home to the one screen Zetland Cinema, between from 1937 until its closure in 1983,<ref>{{cite web|title=Zetland Cinema in Richmond, GB – Cinema Treasures|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3376|website=cinematreasures.org|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> the building was then sold to become a religious centre for the local [[Pentecostal Church]], as of 2020 it is owned by the Influence Church, and also houses a food bank serving the local area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond food bank urges residents to keep donating|url=http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/richmond-food-bank-urges-residents-to-keep-donating/|last=Willis|first=Joe|date=19 March 2020|website=Richmondshire Today|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The [[Georgian Theatre Royal]] in Richmond, built in 1788, is the UK's most complete 18th&nbsp;century theatre.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 October 2012|title=Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal Heritage Lottery grant|newspaper=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19948824|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>  A decline in the fortunes of theatre led to closure in 1848 and it was used as a warehouse until 1963 when the theatre was restored and reopened, with a museum added in 1979, after renovation in 2003, a new block providing services and access was added next to the original auditorium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Georgian Theatre Royal > Tours > History|url=http://www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk/Tours/History.aspx|website=www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

=== Community ===
The Richmond Meet is an annual [[fair]] taking place every [[Whit Monday]], consisting of a parade and the arrival of amusement rides into the market place, in 2019 it ran for the 127th time,<ref>{{cite news|title=Richmond Meet organisers confirm people will no longer be allowed on floats|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17661000.richmond-meet-organisers-confirm-people-will-no-longer-allowed-floats/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> but was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

Richmond has been [[Twinned cities|twinned]] with [[Vinstra|Vinstra, Norway]] since 1988, and [[Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier]], [[Brittany|France]] since 2006.

== Public services ==
[[File:Hospital of St. Nicholas, near Richmond, Yorkshire (p.112, Feb 1824).jpg|thumb|Hospital of St. Nicholas, near Richmond, Yorkshire (p.112, February 1824)<ref name="Gentleman1824">{{cite journal|journal=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle|date=February 1824|volume=94|issue=1|page=124|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 94, Part 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mKVJAAAAYAAJ&q=the+gentlemans+magazine+1824|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>]]The town is served by the [[Friary Community Hospital]], officially opened in 1999 and managed by [[South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust]]. It provides non-emergency care and [[general practice]], the Victoria Ward in the hospital contains 18 beds, for purposes such as acute illnesses, rehabilitation and [[palliative care]]. The [[Victoria Hospital, Richmond|Victoria Hospital]], served as a main health facility from when it opened as the Richmond Cottage Hospital in 1899 until its closure in 1999, coinciding with the opening of the Friary building, the premises is now in use as funeral director's offices, a few yards down the road from the old Victoria Hospital is the town's smaller general practitioner, the Quakers Lane Surgery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Overview – Quakers Lane Surgery |url=https://www.nhs.uk/Services/GP/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=35975|date=28 September 2009|website=www.nhs.uk|publisher=NHS|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>  The historic St. Nicholas house on the eastern outskirts of the town was once the site of a [[Benedictines|benedictine]] hospital dating back to 1137.<ref>{{cite web|title=ST. NICHOLAS|url=https://houseandheritage.org/2018/01/22/st-nicholas/|last=Poole|first=David|date=22 January 2018|website=HOUSE AND HERITAGE|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The local ambulances are run by the [[Yorkshire Ambulance Service]], the town is also in the catchment area of the [[Great North Air Ambulance]]. [[North Yorkshire Police]] and [[North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service]] both have stations in the town within the same complex on I'Anson Road, water is supplied by [[Yorkshire Water]].

Richmond Information Centre is based in the town's Victorian-era Market Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondinfo.net |title=Richmond Information Centre|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> Having previously been run by [[Richmondshire District Council]], RIC is now a non-profit volunteer-run organisation, dedicated to "welcoming visitors and locals alike", which provides advice on attractions and services across a wide area, including the whole of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]].

== Notable people ==
{{see also|Duke of Richmond{{!}}Dukes of Richmond|Earl of Richmond{{!}}Earls of Richmond|Anglican Bishop of Richmond{{!}}Bishops of Richmond|Archdeacon of Richmond{{!}}Archdeacons of Richmond|Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency){{!}}Members of Parliament for Richmond}}

===Born in Richmond===
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* [[Rob Andrew]], former rugby union international<ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Eddie|title=Rob Andrew: rugby's Teflon Don under siege {{!}} Observer profile|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/nov/27/observer-profile-rob-andrew-rugby|access-date=30 April 2018|work=The Guardian|date=27 November 2011}}</ref>
* [[Peter Auty]], opera singer who sang the song [[Walking In The Air]] from the TV film ''[[The Snowman]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7918038.Would_you_credit_it__Now_Peter_s_walking_on_air/|title=Would you credit it? Now Peter's walking on air|work=York Press|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[George Bell (publisher)|George Bell]], publisher, founder of [[George Bell & Sons]]<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Alexis|last=Weedon|title=Bell Family|id=66131|date=25 May 2006}}</ref>
* [[Amanda Sonia Berry]], CEO of [[BAFTA]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Amanda Berry: Star role for a queen of screen|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/amanda-berry-star-role-queen-screen-1991194|access-date=21 May 2020|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
* [[Francis Blackburne (archdeacon)|Francis Blackburne]], archdeacon and dissenter<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=B.&nbsp;W.|last=Young|title=Blackburne, Francis|id=2513|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[John Brasse]], writer<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Sydney|last=Lee|title=Brasse [Brass], John|id=3287|date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
* [[William Brice (ethnographer)|William Brice]], ethnographer<ref>{{cite news |title=Lives in Brief: Miyoshi Umeki, Professor William Brice, William Edwards, John Love |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/lives-in-brief-miyoshi-umeki-professor-william-brice-william-edwards-john-love-lm2z527vxz9 |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=[[The Times]] |date=20 September 2007 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Samuel and Nathaniel Buck]], engravers and printmakers<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Ralph|last=Hyde|author-link = Ralph Hyde|title=Buck, Samuel|id=3850|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[George Cuitt the Younger]], painter<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=L H|last=Cust|title=Cuit [Cuitt], George, the elder|id=6867|date=10 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[George Errington (bishop)|George Errington]], Roman Catholic archbishop<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Paul|last=Mould|title=Errington, George|id=8844|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Fenwick (department store)|John James Fenwick]], founder of Fenwick's department stores<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Anne|last=Pimlott Baker|title=Fenwick Family|id=56180|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Henry Greathead]], inventor of the lifeboat<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=James|last=Burnley|title=Greathead, Henry|id=11362|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Hammond (legal writer)|Anthony Hammond]], legal writer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=John |last2=Burke |first2=Bernard |title=A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol 3, Supplement, Corrigenda and General Index |date=1849 |publisher=Colburn |location=London |page=146|oclc=921927319}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Harrison (architect)|Thomas Harrison]], architect<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Moira|last=Rudolf-Hanley|title=Harrison, Thomas|id=12451|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Herbert Sedgwick]], first class cricketer<ref>{{cite web |title=Herbert Sedgwick Cricket Stats, News, Age, Batting Average, Bowling Average |url=https://www.wisden.com/players/herbert-sedgwick |website=wisden.com |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Theo Hutchcraft]], one half of synth-pop duo, [[Hurts (duo)|Hurts]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Amos |first=Mike |title=Ugly rumours |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/columnists/mikeamos/mikeamos/10918417.ugly-rumours/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=7 January 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Francis Johnson (Brownist)|Francis Johnson]], dissenter<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Michael|last=Moody|title=Johnson, Francis|id=14877|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence]], [[viceroy of India]]<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=David|last=Steele|title=Lawrence, John Laird Mair, first Baron Lawrence|id=16182|date=6 January 2011}}</ref>
* [[Robert Lawrence Ottley]], theologian<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Gillian|last=Avery|title=Ottley, Alice|id=52263|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Zoe Lee]], European champion rower and Olympic silver medalist<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Scott |title=Richmond rower Zoe Lee hoping to upgrade silver for gold in Tokyo |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/17664043.richmond-rower-zoe-lee-hoping-upgrade-silver-gold-tokyo/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=29 May 2019 }}</ref>
* [[George McGuigan]], rugby player<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Mark |title=George McGuigan proving a rising star Newcastle Falcons |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/george-mcguigan-proving-rising-star-6641586 |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=North East Chronicle |date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
* [[Conyers Middleton]], clergyman<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=John A|last=Dussinger|title=Middleton, Conyers|id=18669|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Tanya Bardsley]], model<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Joe |title=Richmond model Tanya Bardsley reveals hotel room sex attack ordeal |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11728397.richmond-model-tanya-bardsley-town-pub-fleece-named-reveals-hotel-room-sex-attack-ordeal/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=15 September 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Tim Rodber]], rugby union international<ref>{{cite news |last=Glover |first=Tim |title=Rugby Union: You and whose army? Rodber's |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-you-and-whose-army-rodbers-1191184.html |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Independent |date=13 December 1998 }}</ref>
* [[Edward Roper (cricketer)|Edward Roper]], first class cricketer<ref>{{cite book |title=Yorkshire county cricket club yearbook 2011. |date=2011 |publisher=Great Northern Books Ltd |location=Bradford |isbn=9781905080854 |page=377 |edition=113}}</ref>
* [[Fran Summers]], model<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fran-summers-interview-2018|title=How Fran Summers Became The Brit Girl Of The Season|work=British Vogue|access-date=23 November 2020|date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[James Tate (headmaster)|James Tate]], headmaster<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=William|last=Carr|title=Tate, James|id=26985|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Taylor (priest, 1576–1633)|Thomas Taylor]], clergyman<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=J.&nbsp;Sears|last=McGee|title=Taylor, Thomas|id=27083|date=3 January 2008}}</ref>
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===Residents===
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* [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]], Founder of the scouting movement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Baden-Powell's grandson following in his ancestor's steps with trip to town |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1549753.baden-powells-grandson-following-ancestors-steps-trip-town/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=17 July 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Robert Barclay Allardice]], pedestrian, educated at Richmond School.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Dennis|last=Brailsford|title=Allardice, Robert Barclay [known as Captain Barclay]|id=361|date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
* [[John Bathurst]], physician to [[Oliver Cromwell]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=William|last=Birken|title=Bathurst, John|id=1698|3 January 2008}}</ref>
* [[Marcus Beresford (bishop)|Marcus Beresford]], [[Primacy of Ireland|Primate of All Ireland]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=C.&nbsp;L.|last=Falkiner|title=Beresford, Marcus Gervais|id=2198|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Lewis Carroll]], author, attended Richmond School, lived in nearby [[Croft-on-Tees]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Morton&nbsp;N.|last=Cohen|title=Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge [pseud. Lewis Carroll]|id=7749|date=3 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Henry Butler Clarke]], historian of [[Spain]]<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Jo|last=Payne|title=Clarke, Henry Butler|id=32429|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[J. R. Cohu]], headmaster of Richmond School.
* [[Edward Ellerton]], educational philanthropist, educated at Richmond School.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=M.&nbsp;C.|last=Curthoys|title=Ellerton, Edward|id=8646|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]]. Educated at Richmond School.<ref>{{cite news |title=Through the looking glass into Richmond school that may have inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice in Wonderland |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/through-looking-glass-richmond-school-may-have-inspired-lewis-carroll-write-alice-wonderland-187469 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=15 December 2018}}</ref>
* [[Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond]], a [[Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dyer |first1=Clare |title=The Guardian profile: Lady Brenda Hale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jan/09/lords.women |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=9 January 2004}}</ref>
* [[Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond]], Deputy Speaker in the [[House of Lords]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Angela Harris: Unfair funding has failed Yorkshire's rural areas |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/angela-harris-unfair-funding-has-failed-yorkshires-rural-areas-1760294 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Dan Harrison (musician)|Dan Harrison]], (with twin brother Simon) lyricist & vocalist with the alt hip-hop group Ceiling Demons. <ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the Masks|url=https://www.https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/ceiling-demons-behind-the-masks-183884 |access-date=24 February 2025 |work=The Yorkshire Evening Post |date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Simon Harrison]], (with twin brother Dan) lyricist & vocalist with the alt hip-hop group Ceiling Demons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the Masks|url=https://www.https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/ceiling-demons-behind-the-masks-183884 |access-date=24 February 2025 |work=The Yorkshire Evening Post |date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Hounsfield]], first class cricketer.
* [[Samuel Howitt]], painter.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Ruth|last=Cohen|title=Howitt, Samuel|id=13997|date=25 September 2014}}</ref>
* [[Peter Inge, Baron Inge]], former head of the British army and colonel of the [[Green Howards]] (1982–1994).<ref>{{Who's Who | title=Ingleby | id = U21455 | volume = 2020 | edition = December 2019 online | access-date = 21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Powell |first1=Geoffrey |last2=Powell |first2=John |title=The History of the Green Howards. |date=2015 |publisher=Pen & Sword |location=Barnsley |isbn=978-1-47385-796-4 |page=280 |edition=2}}</ref>
* [[Joanne Jackson (swimmer)|Joanne Jackson]], Olympic swimmer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson getting back to top form |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/9507343.stm |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
* [[Philip Mayne]], last surviving British officer of the First World War.<ref>{{cite news |title=Old soldiers, old values |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/1329269.old-soldiers-old-values/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=14 April 2007}}</ref>
* [[William Young Ottley]], writer on art and collector. Educated at Richmond School.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Nicholas|last=Turner|title=Ottley, William Young|id=20941|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[George Peacock (mathematician)|George Peacock]], mathematician, attended a school in Richmond, one of "[[James Tate (headmaster)#Tate's invincibles|Tate's invincibles]]".<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Harvey&nbsp;W.|last=Becher|title=Peacock, George|id=21673|date=21 May 2009}}</ref>
* [[Donald Peers]], singer.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Trevor|last=Herbert|title=Peers, Donald Rhys Hubert|id=95615|date=22 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[James Raine (antiquary)|James Raine]], antiquarian, educated at Richmond School, one of "Tate's invincibles".<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Alan|last=Bell|title=Raine, James|id=23023|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
*[[Peter Robinson (novelist)|Peter Robinson]], author, [[Inspector Alan Banks|DCI Banks]] series<ref>{{cite news |last=Membery |first=York |title=Peter Robinson: My life is murder — but it used to be worse |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/money/article/peter-robinson-my-life-is-murder-but-it-used-to-be-worse-nlcnnpc7d |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Sunday Times |date=15 July 2018 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Sedgwick]], clergyman.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Paul|last=Arblaster|title=Sedgwick, Thomas|id=25018|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Richard Sheepshanks]], astronomer. Educated at Richmond School, one of "Tate's invincibles".<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=A.&nbsp;M.|last=Clerke|title=Sheepshanks, Richard|id=25290|date=19 May 2011}}</ref>
* [[T. H. Stokoe]], head of Richmond school.
* [[Mackenzie Thorpe]], artist.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hetherington |first1=Graeme |title=Mackenzie Thorpe returns to his artistic roots for new exhibition |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesside/17893371.mackenzie-thorpe-returns-artistic-roots-new-exhibition-arthaus-richmond/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=11 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Stanley Vann]], composer.
* [[John Warburton (officer of arms)|John Warburton]], herald and antiquary.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Thomas|last=Woodcock|title=Warburton, John|id=28673|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Tim Clissold]], author. 
* [[A_Certain_Ratio|Simon Topping]], vocalist, musician and founding member of Factory band 'A Certain Ratio'. Later formed T-Coy and joined Quando Quango.
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==Arms==
{{Infobox COA wide
|name = Richmond Town Council
|escutcheon = Gules an orle Argent over all a bend Ermine.
|crest = Out of an ancient crown Or a rose Argent barbed and seeded Proper.
|notes = First recorded 21 August 1665. Granted to the Borough of Richmond 4 August 1959. Transferred to successor parish 16 April 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=http://civicheraldry.co.uk/yorkshire.html |title= RICHMOND TOWN COUNCIL (NORTH YORKSHIRE) |publisher=Civic Heraldry of England |accessdate=2 March 2021}}</ref>}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Richmond (England)|Richmond}}
{{EB1911 poster|Richmond (Yorkshire)|Richmond, North Yorkshire}}
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Richmond/RichmondHistory.html  ''A History of Richmond''] : edited from Langdale's ''Yorkshire Dictionary'' (1822) and Baine's ''Directory of the County of York'' (1823).
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204174344/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Books/RichmondGuide/RichmondGuideContents.html  Robinson's ''Guide to Richmond'' (1833)].
* [https://www.richmond.org/guide/history.php A Brief History of Richmond]
* [http://www.richmondshiremuseum.org.uk/ Richmondshire Museum].
* [http://www.richmondoperatics.com/ Richmond Operatic Society].
* [http://www.richmond.org/  Official Guide to Richmond]
* [http://www.richmondshirebpt.co.uk/ Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust]

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