Richmond (North Yorkshire)
Richmond is a small town in the English county of North Yorkshire and the administrative headquarters of the District Richmondshire. According to the census of 2001 had a total of 8,970 Richmond residents.
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Media
- 5.3 Formation
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Richmond is located at the foot of the Yorkshire Dales, the rise in the west and on the edge of the Vale of Mowbray, which adjoins the east. The city lies on the River Swale, which originates in the Dales and ends later in the Ouse above Keld ( about 30 miles west). Richmond is interesting for tourists. Due to the city is the famous Coast to Coast Walk from St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea, while Richmond is the only city along the way.
History
The name comes from the town of Richmond Richemont in Normandy and was the fief of the Earl of Richmond ( Count of Richemont ).
Richmond was founded in 1071 by the Breton Alan Rufus, which of the Norman king William I. estates were transferred. The Richmond Castle of 1086 includes an area which is known as the marketplace today.
Duke Francis II bequeathed Richmond King Henry VII. , The first Duke of Richmond, Henry Fitzroy, the grandson of Henry VII, who, however, died after a brief reign.
Richmond Shires union with the Principality of Wales and the Kingdom of England to England and Wales took place at the time of adoption of laws for the integration of Wales 1535-1542, parallel to the union of Brittany with the Kingdom of France, see French history. Richmondshire was the subject of the Statute of Rhuddlan and was incorporated in his lifetime Esmé Stewart the Welsh Marches.
Residents met the inclusion Richmond in the sovereign policy vehemently by several conspiracies and insurrections, which ultimately culminated in the English Civil War.
Was Richmond and Swaledale by the textile industry already an economically thriving region, took the economic importance through the reduction of lead ore (especially above Keld ) in the 17th and 18th centuries even further.
Policy
Twinning
Richmond is twinned with
- France Saint- Aubin- du- Cormier, France
- Norway Vinstra, Norway
Culture and sights
- The Richmond Castle is the center above the Swale area and is a nationally known tourist attraction.
- The Green Howards Regimental Museum is located in the Old Trinity Church on the market square in the city center; here is also the Richmondshire Museum.
- The Georgian Theatre, founded in 1788 by Samuel Butler is also situated on the market square. 1848 but had to close the theater, after which the building was used for many years as a warehouse. In 1963, the theater was reopened and added 1979 Theatre Museum.
- The Coast to Coast Walk runs through Richmond.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
About 5 km east leads the expressway A1 (London- Edinburgh) in a north-south direction past the city. More A- roads are the A6108 (Scotch Corner - Ripon ) and the A6136 (after Catterick ).
Since 1969, Richmond has a rail connection more. Up to this point, the Richmond station was the terminus of the line Eryholme -Richmond, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line. Renovated in 2007, the station building now houses two cinema screens, an art gallery and a restaurant and café. There are bus connections to Catterick, Darlington, Gunnerside ( - Keld ) and Northallerton.
Media
Fresh Radio in Richmond has a broadcast studio, which sends a radio program for the entire Yorkshire Dales.
In Richmond appears weekly newspaper Darlington & Stockton Times and the daily Northern Echo.
Education
Richmond has two secondary schools (Richmond School and St Francis Xavier School) for students from eleven to 16 years and three elementary schools (Richmond Methodist, Richmond C of E and St Marys Catholic School).
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence ( 1811-1879 ), Irish nobleman and British statesman
Theo Hutchcraft ( born August 30, 1986 in Richmond, North Yorkshire ) singer Hurts