About Grassington
Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 1, 126. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is situated in Wharfedale, about 8mi north-west from Bolton Abbey, and is surrounded by limestone scenery. Nearby villages include Linton, Threshfield, Hebden, Conistone and Kilnsey. Yarnbury Lead Mine to the north of Grassington. Yarnbury Lead Mine] ] HistoryThe Domesday Book lists Grassington as part of the estate of Gamal Barn including 7 carucates of ploughland (840 acres /350ha) including Grassington, Linton and Threshfield. The Norman conquest of England made it part of the lands of Gilbert Tison. But by 1118 Tison had suffered a demotion and his lands returned to the king then given to Lord Percy.
Grassington Description
Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 1, 126. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is situated in Wharfedale, about 8mi north-west from Bolton Abbey, and is surrounded by limestone scenery. Nearby villages include Linton, Threshfield, Hebden, Conistone and Kilnsey. Yarnbury Lead Mine to the north of Grassington. Yarnbury Lead Mine] ] HistoryThe Domesday Book lists Grassington as part of the estate of Gamal Barn including 7 carucates of ploughland (840 acres /350ha) including Grassington, Linton and Threshfield. The Norman conquest of England made it part of the lands of Gilbert Tison. But by 1118 Tison had suffered a demotion and his lands returned to the king then given to Lord Percy.