Wormald Green Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0795°N -1.535°W
Official Name:Wormald Green
Static Image:Wormald Green - geograph.org.uk - 807019.jpg
Static Image Caption:A61 road passing through Wormald Green
Population:136
Population Ref:(2016 estimate)[1]
Civil Parish:Markington with Wallerthwaite
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:HARROGATE
Postcode District:HG3
Postcode Area:HG
Dial Code:01765

Wormald Green is a village in the civil parish of Markington with Wallerthwaite in the district of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. In 2016, Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) estimated the population of the village to be 136.[1] It is situated on the A61 road between Harrogate and Ripon which crosses over Markington Beck here.[2]

From 1848 to 1964 it was served by Wormald Green railway station on the Leeds–Northallerton Railway, though passenger services ceased already in 1962.[3] There is a regular bus service provided by Harrogate Bus (route 36) along the A61 road linking Leeds with Ripon via Harrogate and serving Wormald Green. Buses ply the route on average of three per hour (every 20 minutes) rising to four per hour between 11:00 am and 16:00 pm.[4]

Wormald Green's hotel

There is a hotel east of the bridge across the stream. Currently trading as The George Carvery and Hotel, this building dates back to the early 20th Century.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rural rate relief Harrogate Borough Council . www.harrogate.gov.uk . 26 June 2019 . 5 . PDF . 2016.
  2. Web site: 49 Stainley Beck Corridor Harrogate Borough Council . www.harrogate.gov.uk . 26 June 2019 . 2 . PDF.
  3. Web site: Disused Stations:Wormald Green Station . www.disused-stations.org.uk . 26 June 2019.
  4. Web site: 36 Ripon Harrogate Leeds . Transdev . 29 March 2020. PDF.