Area Info for Melmerby (North Yorkshire)

Overview of Melmerby, North Yorkshire

Melmerby is a small village located in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated within the Richmondshire district and is known for its rural charm and scenic countryside. The village is part of the Yorkshire Dales, an area renowned for its natural beauty, rolling hills, and traditional stone-built houses.

Location and Accessibility

Melmerby lies approximately 10 miles west of the town of Richmond and about 20 miles south of the city of Durham. The village is accessible via local roads and is close to the A66 trunk road, providing connections to larger towns and cities in the region. The nearest railway station is in Darlington, offering rail links to major cities.

Community and Amenities

The village has a small, close-knit community with a few local amenities. These typically include a village pub, a church, and some farmsteads. Due to its rural nature, Melmerby offers a peaceful environment, ideal for those seeking a quiet countryside lifestyle.

Natural and Cultural Attractions

Melmerby is surrounded by picturesque landscapes, making it popular for walking, cycling, and outdoor activities. The nearby Yorkshire Dales National Park provides numerous trails and scenic views. The village itself may feature traditional architecture and historic buildings characteristic of the region.

Historical Context

While specific historical details about Melmerby are limited, villages in this area often have histories dating back several centuries, with origins linked to agriculture and rural industries. The architecture and layout typically reflect traditional English village design.
Education
School
Baldersby St James Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.78 miles
Baldersby St James, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4PT
Sharow Church of England Primary School2.95 miles
Berrygate Lane, Sharow, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5BJ
North Stainley Church of England Primary School3.05 miles
North Stainley, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3HT
Cambian Spring Hill3.10 miles
Palace Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3HN
Queen Mary's School3.23 miles
Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BZ
Alanbrooke School3.48 miles
Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3SF
Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.54 miles
Grange Close, Dishforth, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3LN
Holy Trinity CofE Infant School3.67 miles
Trinity Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2AL
Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School3.71 miles
Priest Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1LT
Holy Trinity CofE Junior School3.76 miles
Church Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2ES
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School3.76 miles
Church Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2ES
Ripon Grammar School3.85 miles
Clotherholme Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2DG
Outwood Academy Ripon3.94 miles
Clotherholme Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2DE
Topcliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.08 miles
School Lane, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3RG
Pickhill Church of England Primary School4.27 miles
The Green, Pickhill, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4JL
Moorside Infant School4.35 miles
Harrogate Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1SU
Health
Clinic
Hbss Park Street Surgery3.79 miles
7-8 Park Street, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2AX
Ripon Health Centre3.86 miles
Ripon And District Community Hosp, Firby Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2PR
Thirsk Health Centre6.59 miles
Chapel Street, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1LG
Lambert Memorial Community Hospital6.63 miles
Chapel Street, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1LU
Bedale Health Centre8.22 miles
Sussex Street, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2AH
Stockwell Road Surgery12.05 miles
21 Stockwell Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0JY
Yorkshire Fatigue Clinic Ltd - Alne12.10 miles
Prospect House, Main Street, Alne, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 1RT
Alexander House12.13 miles
Ash Tree Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0UB
Beech House Surgery12.13 miles
1 Ash Tree Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0UB
White Horse View 12.78 miles
Copperclay Walk,, YO61 3QN
Lascelles Younger Disabled Unit13.14 miles
Highgate Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4PA
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre13.34 miles
Harrogate District Hospital, Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7SX
Harrogate Satellite Renal Unit, Heatherdene13.44 miles
Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7SY
Heatherdene13.44 miles
Lancaster Park Road,, Harrogate, HG2 7SY
Kingswood Surgery13.50 miles
Kingswood House, 14 Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7SA
Iceni Healthcare Limited13.51 miles
The Exchange, Station Parade, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1TS
GP
North House Surgery3.58 miles
North House Surgery, North House, North Street, Ripon, HG4 1HL
Dr Fletcher & partners3.79 miles
The Surgery, 7-8 Park Street, Ripon, HG4 2AX
Ripon Spa Surgery3.81 miles
Ripon Spa Surgery, Park Street, ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2BE
Drs Parker, Chappelow & Doswell4.16 miles
Long Street, Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 3RP
Dr CASEY & partners6.59 miles
The Doctors` Surgery, The Health Centre, Chapel Street, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1LG
Lambert Medical Centre6.63 miles
The Lambert Medical Ctr., 2 Chapel Street, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1LU
Dr HARFORD-CROSS & partners6.78 miles
Ashfield House, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, HG4 3SE
Dr HARFORD-CROSS & partners7.28 miles
The Surgery, Market Square, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4DZ
Church Lane Surgery7.41 miles
Church Lane, Boroughbridge, York, N Yorkshire, YO51 9BD
Church Lane Surgery7.64 miles
Main Street, Helperby, York, YO61 2NS
Glebe House Surgery8.11 miles
Glebe House Surgery, 19 Firby Road, Bedale, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2AT
Dr Walters & Partners, Mayford House Surgery9.97 miles
Mayford House Surgery, Boroughbridge Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AW
Mowbray House Surgery10.51 miles
Mowbray House Surgery, Malpas Road, Northallerton, DL7 8FW
Dr ASAAD & partner11.72 miles
Killinghall Medical Centre, 43 Ripon Road, Killinghall, Harrogate, HG3 2DG
Killinghall Medical Centre11.72 miles
43 Ripon Road Killinghall, Harrogate, HG3 2DG
Spring Gables Surgery11.89 miles
Nidderdale Group Practice, Spring Gables Surgery, Clint Bank, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 3AJ
Hospital
Ripon and District Community Hospital3.86 miles
Firby Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2PR
Friarage Hospital Site11.06 miles
Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1JG
Mental health services at The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton11.06 miles
Northallerton, DL6 1JG
St Monicas Hospital12.91 miles
Long Street, Easingwold, North Yorkshire, YO61 3JD
Cygnet Hospital Harrogate13.10 miles
23 Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2JL
Harrogate District Hospital13.34 miles
Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7SX
The Briary Wing at Harrogate District Hospital13.34 miles
Harrogate, HG2 7SX
BMI The Duchy Hospital13.93 miles
Queens Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0HF
Duchess Of Kent Hospital15.77 miles
Duchess Of Kent Barracks, Horne Road, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 4DF
Friary Hospital18.24 miles
Queens Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4UJ
Wharfedale Hospital20.69 miles
Newall Carr Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2LY
Clifton Park Hospital20.82 miles
Bluebeck Drive, Shipton Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 5RA
Nuffield Health, York Hospital22.08 miles
Haxby Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 8TA
The York Hospital22.16 miles
The York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 8HE
Bootham Park Hospital22.16 miles
Bootham Park Hospital, York, Yorkshire, YO30 7BY
White Cross Rehabilitation Hospital22.27 miles
White Cross Road, Wilson Drive, Huntington Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 8JR
Pharmacy
Homecare (Yorkshire) Limited3.55 miles
Unit Aa,Alanbrooke Ind Pk, Station Road, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, YO7 3SE
Marsden Pharmacy3.64 miles
Marsden Pharmacy North Street, 81 North Street, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1DP
Boots3.74 miles
27 Market Place West, Ripon, HG4 1BN
Spa Pharmacy3.77 miles
Spa Pharmacy, 4 Westgate Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2AT
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc4.72 miles
Harrogate Road, Quarry Moor, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2SB
Tesco In Store Pharmacy6.32 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Station Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1PZ
Boots6.62 miles
28 Market Place, Thirsk, YO7 1LB
Boots6.63 miles
1 Chapel Street, Thirsk, YO7 1LU
Marsden Pharmacy 7.28 miles
Marsden Pharmacy Masham, Market Place, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4DZ
Dh and G Treharne Ltd7.30 miles
The Pharmacy, 26 High Street, Boroughbridge, YO51 9AW
Mills Chemist8.36 miles
20 North End, Bedale, DL8 1AB
Bedale Pharmacy8.38 miles
Rowlands Pharmacy, 31 Northend, Market Place, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1AF
The Co-Operative Pharmacy9.90 miles
Boroughbridge Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8BN
Day Lewis Plc10.51 miles
Mowbray House Surgery, Malpas Road, Northallerton, DL7 8FW
Tesco Stores Limited10.76 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, East Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1NP
Boots10.87 miles
203-204 High Street, Northallerton, DL7 8LW
Leisure
Park
NORTON CONYERS (Grade II Listed)1.11 miles
NOSTERFIELD4.08 miles
HELL WATH4.52 miles
QUARRY MOOR4.94 miles
NEWBY HALL (Grade II* Listed)5.79 miles
STUDLEY ROYAL PARK INCLUDING THE RUINS OF FOUNTAINS ABBEY5.97 miles
HACKFALL (Grade I Listed)6.20 miles
THORP PERROW (Grade II Listed)7.10 miles
STUDLEY ROYAL (Grade I Listed)7.11 miles
SWINTON CASTLE (Grade II* Listed)8.31 miles
RIPLEY CASTLE (Grade II Listed)10.52 miles
BRIMHAM ROCKS10.83 miles
CLEVELAND WAY11.50 miles
HORNBY CASTLE PARK (Grade II Listed)12.34 miles
ALLERTON PARK (Grade II Listed)12.36 miles
THE LONG WALK, KNARESBOROUGH (Grade II Listed)12.46 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Ripon3.32 miles
Petrol Harrogate Road, HG4 2SD
ALDI 34 Stonebridgegate3.53 miles
Ripon, HG4 1LH
SPAR Ripon3.54 miles
Bp Service Station, Broadway, North Yorkshire, HG4 1HJ
Booths Ripon3.72 miles
Marshall Way, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2BT
Sainsbury's Ripon3.74 miles
5 Market Place East, Ripon, HG4 1BP
Costcutter Thirsk3.78 miles
Topcliffe Bks, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3EY
Costcutter Ripon3.83 miles
Ripon Kiosk, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2RD
Co-op Ripon3.94 miles
Clotherholme Road, HG4 2DQ
Londis Alanbrook Barracks - Gb3441323.99 miles
Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 3EY
Nisa Kash Retail Ltd4.51 miles
25 Lead Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2PF
Co-op Ripon4.59 miles
South Grange, HG4 2PE
Morrisons Ripon4.72 miles
Harrogate Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2RU
Costcutter Nr Thirsk4.72 miles
Dishforth Bks, Nr Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3EZ
Lidl Thirsk6.41 miles
Station Road Store, Station Road, Thirsk, YO7 1TQ
Tesco Thirsk (Superstore)6.42 miles
Station Rd, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1PZ
Co-op Thirsk6.64 miles
Market Place, Thirsk, YO7 1LB
Transport
Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport22.56 miles
Leeds Bradford International Airport23.02 miles
Sheffield City Airport54.85 miles
Bus Stop
Wobeck Lane (S)0.08 miles
Wobeck Lane (W)0.08 miles
Village Hall (SW)0.09 miles
Grange Terrace (E)0.10 miles
Station House (W)0.33 miles
Station House (E)0.33 miles
Miidleton Quernhow Rd End (N)0.75 miles
Middleton Quernhow Lane End (S)0.75 miles
The George Country Inn (SW)0.79 miles
The George Country Inn (NE)0.80 miles
Busines Park (E)0.88 miles
Wards Corner (S)1.25 miles
The Smithy (S)1.62 miles
Old Post Office (E)1.66 miles
Farmsteads (N)1.67 miles
Farmsteads (S)1.67 miles
Ferry Port
Transporter Bridge South Side29.37 miles
Transporter Bridge North Side29.48 miles
Newcastle International Ferry Terminal55.75 miles
South Shields Ferry Terminal56.11 miles
North Shields Ferry Terminal56.53 miles
Railway Station
Thirsk Rail Station5.46 miles
Northallerton Rail Station10.32 miles
Knaresborough Rail Station12.25 miles
Starbeck Rail Station12.94 miles
Harrogate Rail Station13.48 miles
Hornbeam Park Rail Station14.34 miles
Cattal Rail Station14.67 miles
Hammerton Rail Station15.47 miles
Pannal Rail Station15.85 miles
Weeton Rail Station18.56 miles
Poppleton Rail Station19.96 miles
Yarm Rail Station21.96 miles
Ben Rhydding Rail Station21.96 miles
Burley-in-Wharfedale Rail Station22.04 miles
York Rail Station22.42 miles
Ilkley Rail Station22.60 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (HG4 5H*)
Number of Properties in Catchment316
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
SCALA HOUSE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£430,000
2025-03-26
detached
freehold
6, HALL MEWS
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£197,500
2025-03-05
terraced
freehold
Sold 2020-09-25   £158,000
12, MAPLE GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5PA		£430,000
2025-02-24
detached
freehold
8, HALLIKELD VIEW
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HN		£280,000
2024-09-20
semidetached
freehold
WOODSIDE, WOBECK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5EZ		£1,250,000
2024-09-11
detached
freehold
6, WHITWELL TERRACE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HQ		£240,000
2024-09-05
terraced
freehold
4, HALL GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HB		£252,500
2024-07-31
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-09-30   £217,500
1, HALL MEWS
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£287,500
2024-04-23
terraced
freehold
7, HALL GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HB		£305,000
2024-04-11
semidetached
freehold
4, HALL MEWS
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£110,000
2023-10-05
terraced
freehold
10, MAPLE GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5PA		£420,000
2023-09-22
detached
freehold
9, WHITWELL TERRACE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HQ		£330,000
2023-09-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
9, HALLIKELD VIEW
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HN		£190,000
2023-09-22
semidetached
freehold
MELMERBY LODGE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£525,000
2023-08-25
detached
freehold
2, WHITWELL TERRACE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HQ		£255,000
2023-07-26
terraced
freehold
5, HALLIKELD VIEW
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HN		£255,500
2023-01-31
semidetached
freehold
12, HALLIKELD CLOSE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5GZ		£901,000
2022-12-12
otherPropertyType
freehold
CENTRE COURT
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£252,500
2022-11-07
detached
freehold
1, WHITWELL DRIVE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HU		£330,000
2022-11-01
detached
freehold
BARKER BUSINESS PARK (UNIT 17), MELMERBY GREEN ROAD
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5NB		£264,000
2022-10-25
otherPropertyType
freehold
2, KELD CLOSE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5NE		£315,000
2022-10-25
otherPropertyType
freehold
6, MAPLE GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5PA		£417,000
2022-10-10
detached
freehold
23, MAPLE GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5PA		£250,000
2022-09-21
terraced
freehold
UNIT 4, BREWERY CLOSE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5NL		£210,000
2022-07-27
otherPropertyType
freehold
3, HONEY GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5FA		£351,950
2022-07-20
detached
freehold
UNIT 5, BARKER BUSINESS PARK
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5NB		£576,000
2022-07-08
otherPropertyType
freehold
5, HONEY GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5FA		£305,000
2022-06-20
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-06-02   £265,000
12, HONEY GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5FA		£425,000
2022-06-17
detached
freehold
UNIT 7A, BREWERY CLOSE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5NL		£140,000
2022-04-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
3, WHITWELL DRIVE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HU		£305,000
2022-01-19
semidetached
freehold
FORGE DENE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£520,000
2021-10-12
detached
freehold
HONEYSUCKLE FOLD
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HH		£347,500
2021-08-23
detached
freehold
THE SYCAMORES (1), BACK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HJ		£522,500
2021-08-19
detached
freehold
UNIT 1, BARKER BUSINESS PARK
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5NB		£1,500,000
2021-08-06
otherPropertyType
freehold
3, HALL MEWS
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HA		£202,000
2021-07-27
terraced
freehold
HAREGILL, WOBECK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5EZ		£335,000
2021-06-30
terraced
freehold
CHEZ NOUS, WOBECK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5EZ		£425,000
2021-06-28
detached
freehold
4, THE PADDOCK
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HW		£480,000
2021-06-21
detached
freehold
THE SYCAMORES (3), BACK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HJ		£510,000
2021-03-30
detached
freehold
THE SYCAMORES (2), BACK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HJ		£565,000
2021-02-05
detached
freehold
FIR TREES, WOBECK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5EZ		£285,000
2021-01-28
terraced
freehold
19, MAPLE GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5PA		£235,000
2020-11-20
semidetached
freehold
3, THE PADDOCK
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HW		£560,000
2020-10-28
detached
freehold
15, MAPLE GARTH
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5PA		£345,000
2020-10-23
detached
freehold
4, WHITWELL TERRACE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HQ		£235,000
2020-10-02
detached
freehold
1, HALLIKELD VIEW
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5HN		£167,000
2020-07-22
terraced
freehold
THE BEECHES, WOBECK LANE
MELMERBY
RIPON
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 5EZ		£599,949
2020-07-05
detached
freehold
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