Azerley Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Azerley Tower - geograph.org.uk - 804690.jpg
Static Image Caption:Azerley Tower
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:54.1675°N -1.6029°W
Official Name:Azerley
Population:340
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Azerley
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:RIPON
Postcode District:HG4
Postcode Area:HG
Os Grid Reference:SE260747

Azerley is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.[1] [2] It is about 4miles north-west of Ripon.

The civil parish includes the larger village of Galphay, and also the village of Mickley. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 355, reducing to 340 at the 2011 Census. The civil parish shares a grouped parish council with the civil parish of Winksley.[3]

Braithwaite Hall, about half a mile north west of Galphay, is a Grade II listed building thought to date from the 16th century. It should not be confused with Braithwaite Hall in Coverdale, a National Trust property.

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn). 9780319231593 . Ordnance Survey. 2013.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 30 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Parish council: Azerley and Winksley. North Yorkshire Council. 25 February 2024.