Catterick, United Kingdom
Catterick is a town of 3,155 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Catterick
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Catterick Bridge, Kiplin Hall and Brough Hall.
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About Catterick
Catterick () is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the county town of Northallerton just to the west of the River Swale. It lends its name to nearby Catterick Garrison and the nearby hamlet of Catterick Bridge, the home of Catterick Racecourse where the village Sunday market is held. It lies on the route of the old Roman road of Dere Street and is the site of the Roman fortification of Cataractonium.
From the Wikipedia article Catterick, North Yorkshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Catterick Bridge
Bridge · 1.2 mi
Road bridge in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Museums and landmarks5
Kiplin Hall
Museum · 2.2 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Cataractonium
Monument and historic site · 0.9 mi
Roman fort and settlement in Catterick, located in North Yorkshire, England
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes5
History
The place is mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia of c. 150 as a landmark to locate the 24th clime. It dates back to Roman times, when Cataractonium was a Roman fort protecting the crossing of Dere Street over the River Swale.
Catterick is thought to be the site of the Battle of Catraeth (c. 598) mentioned in the Welsh language poem Y Gododdin. This was fought between Celtic British or Brythonic kingdoms and the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia. Paulinus of York performed baptisms nearby in the River Swale.
Catterick is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Catrice. The manor was held by Earl Edwin at the time of the Norman invasion, and was afterwards was granted to Count Alan of Brittany. Thereafter the demesne manor was held by the lords of Richmond. The manor has been held by John of Gaunt in the 14th century and the Earls of Salisbury in the 15th century. The manor was held for a while by Sir John Conyers from 1484. During the reign of Queen Mary I, the manor was granted to the youngest daughter of Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu, whose son Francis Barrington inherited the honour. The Barrington family passed the manor to Richard Braithwaite whose descendants inherited the manor and held it until the 18th century. Other lords of the manor included the Lawson family, who held it into the late 19th century.
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Pallet Hill, just to the north of the village church, is the site of the earthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle. It is thought to have been built by King Stephen in the mid 12th century to control the Great North Road. It has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument. To the south of the village on the south side of the former A1/A6136 interchange, is the site of a small Roman roadside settlement and cemetery on Bainesse farm. It has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
In later times, Catterick prospered as a coaching town where travellers up the Great North Road would stop overnight and refresh themselves and their horses; today's Angel Inn was once a coaching inn. A mile to the south-east are the surviving earthworks of Killerby Castle, a medieval motte-and-bailey castle.
Catterick was a large ancient parish, extending into three wapentakes (Hang East, Hang West and Gilling West) of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It included the townships of Appleton, Bolton upon Swale, Brough, Colburn, Ellerton upon Swale, Hipswell, Hudswell, Killerby, Kiplin, Scorton, Scotton, Uckerby and Whitwell. All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866.
In 1914 Catterick Camp (later Catterick Garrison) was established 4.7 miles (7.6 km) west of the village, in the ancient parish of Catterick but in the civil parishes of Hipswell and Scotton. It is recorded that during the First World War, men came to Catterick to complete their basic training before being deployed to their respective front or Base Depot. RAF Catterick, the airfield to the south of the village also opened in 1914, was transferred to the Army and is now Marne Barracks, named after the site of two significant battles of the First World War.
In 1974 Catterick was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire and was part of the Richmondshire district until 2023.
From the History section of Catterick, North Yorkshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
The village lies along A6136 road to Richmond and is by-passed by the A1. The A1 bypass, which cost £1 million at the time, was opened in 1959 by Lord Chesham, the Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport. The River Swale turns southward just to the north of the village at Catterick Bridge and flows to the east side of the Catterick. Brough Beck runs east through the village to join the River Swale. There are several bodies of water that are the result of quarrying. Within 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of Catterick are the villages of Brompton-on-Swale, Catterick Bridge, Colburn, Tunstall, East Appleton, Ellerton-on-Swale, Whitwell, Scorton and Uckerby.
Arts and culture
Marne Barracks borders the village to the south along Leeming Lane and Oran Lane. The base and service quarters are separated from the village by a protective fence. There are a few local businesses, such as take-away food outlets, public house and a car service station. There is a sports ground which is used for cricket and football.
Horse racing takes place year round at Catterick Racecourse, where the first recorded meeting was in 1783. This popular track stages 17 flat race meetings between April and October, with some 10 jump meetings between November and March.
BFBS Radio broadcasts from studios on Shute Road across the town and surrounding areas on 106.9 FM as part of its UK Bases network.
Michael Sydall C of E Primary School provides education for a mixed gender pupil intake between the ages of four and eleven. The school has an official capacity of 252 pupils. The school is named after a vicar of the village church of St Anne who founded a school in the village in 1658. The school is in the catchment area of Risedale Sports & Community College in nearby Catterick Garrison for secondary education needs.
From the Wikipedia article Catterick, North Yorkshire, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Catterick
Alistair PetrieBritish actorPhoto: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Frederick John JacksonBritish ornithologist and colonial administratorPhoto: Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927, Public domain
Jason LewisHuman-powered adventurerPhoto: Tammie6123, CC BY-SA 4.0- Emma FieldingBritish actress
- Nigel DickBritish musician and film director
- Nancy SiraisiAmerican medical historian
- Nigel CostelloEnglish association football player (born 1968)
- Dave ThompsonEnglish professional footballer (born 1945)
- Jim ThompsonScottish rugby union player
- Mary FitzpayneBritish artist
- David WinterBritish sculptor (1958- )
Born in Catterick, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship10
Church of St Paulinus Presbytery And Attached Outbuildings
Church · 1.5 mi
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Catterick
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Getting there and nearby towns
Teesside International Airport (MME) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Scorton 2 mi northeast, about 3 min by car
- Northallerton 8 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Brompton 8 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Leyburn 9 mi southwest, about 15 min by car
- Darlington 11 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Masham 11 mi south, about 17 min by car
- Gainford 13 mi north, about 20 min by car
- Yarm 14 mi northeast, about 23 min by car
- Newton Aycliffe 17 mi north, about 27 min by car
- Stockton-on-Tees 18 mi northeast, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- VillageGreenCatterickVillage(OliverDixon)May2006, Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Angel Inn, Catterick, The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Corner House, Catterick, Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stepping Stones House, Catterick, Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 43 High Street Catterick, The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 41A High Street, Catterick Village, The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catterick Bridge, Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0
- KHi121la, Rojabro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brough Hall, Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Henry Jenkins memorial, Bolton-on-Swale 2016-06-02, August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, _mark, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, parson983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, lamaar639, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, parson983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, lamaar639, CC BY-SA 4.0
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