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Richmondshire is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England.The area lies within the Historic counties of England of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of England of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Cumbria....
, including Swaledale
Swaledale

Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England. It is the dale?valley?of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire....
 and Wensleydale
Wensleydale

Wensleydale is the valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England.Wensleydale lies in the Yorkshire Dales National Park - it is the only valley in the Dales not currently named after its principal river , but the older name, "Yoredale", can still be seen on some maps....
 and includes the major settlements of:



The land was once capital of the Honour of Richmond, which was an estate founded and usually held by the Duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany

The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened....
 or his relatives. It was absorbed into the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a state in North-West Europe. The Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and a number of smaller outlying islands?what is today the legal unit of England and Wales....
 with the reign of Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England

Henry VII was the Kingdom of England and Lordship of Ireland from his usurpation of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty....
, former Earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond

The title of Earl of Richmondshire was created many times in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stewart....
. Ties with Brittany remained through trade and culture, but that duchy was absorbed into France by Henry II of France
Henry II of France

Henry II , of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I of France, was King of France from 31 March 1547, until his death....
.

The current district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, and was a merger of the municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 of Richmond with the Aysgarth Rural District, Leyburn Rural District, Reeth Rural District and Richmond Rural District along with part of the Croft Rural District
Croft Rural District

Croft was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Darlington rural sanitary district which was in the North Riding ....
, all in the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire

The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the England counties of England of Yorkshire, alongside the East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshire Riding ....
.

The Council was controlled by Independent councillors until May 2003, when elections returned a council with no overall control (Conservative 11; Independent 9; Lib Dem 8; Richmondshire Independent Group 5; Social Democrat Party 1).






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Richmondshire is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England.The area lies within the Historic counties of England of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of England of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Cumbria....
, including Swaledale
Swaledale

Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England. It is the dale?valley?of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire....
 and Wensleydale
Wensleydale

Wensleydale is the valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England.Wensleydale lies in the Yorkshire Dales National Park - it is the only valley in the Dales not currently named after its principal river , but the older name, "Yoredale", can still be seen on some maps....
 and includes the major settlements of:

  • Askrigg
    Askrigg

    Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is part of the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England....
  • Barton
    Barton, North Yorkshire

    Barton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 884....
  • Catterick
    Catterick, North Yorkshire

    Catterick, sometimes Catterick Village to distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison, is a village in North Yorkshire. It dates back to Roman times, when Cataractonium was a Ancient Rome fort protecting the crossing of the Great North Road and Dere Street over the River Swale....
  • Catterick Garrison
    Catterick Garrison

    Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour...
  • Colburn
    Colburn, North Yorkshire

    Colburn is a village in Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, approximately 2 miles west of Catterick, North Yorkshire and has a population of 2000+....
  • Croft-on-Tees
    Croft-on-Tees

    Croft-on-Tees is a village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. South of Darlington, it stands on the opposite side of the River Tees from Hurworth-on-Tees and is situated on the A167 road....
  • Hawes
    Hawes

    Hawes is a small market town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Located at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, the River Ure runs through the town and the dale which is one of the honeypot tourist attractions of the Yorkshire Dales National Park....
  • Keld
    Keld, North Yorkshire

    Keld is a hamlet in the England county of North Yorkshire. It is situated on Birkdale, North Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire Dales. The name derives from the Viking word Kelda meaning a spring, and the village was once called Appletre Kelde - the spring near the apple trees....
  • Leyburn
    Leyburn

    Leyburn is a busy market town in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. The town sits above the northern bank of the river Ure in Wensleydale....
  • Middleham
    Middleham

    Middleham is a small market town within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales, on the north-facing side of the valley just above the junction of the River Ure and River Cover....
  • Middleton Tyas
    Middleton Tyas

    Middleton Tyas is a village and List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to Scotch Corner....
  • Reeth
    Reeth

    Reeth is a small town in the Yorkshire Dales within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England and principal settlement of Swaledale....
  • Richmond
    Richmond, North Yorkshire

    Richmond is a market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it is a popular tourist destination, with a total population of 8970....


The land was once capital of the Honour of Richmond, which was an estate founded and usually held by the Duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany

The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened....
 or his relatives. It was absorbed into the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a state in North-West Europe. The Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and a number of smaller outlying islands?what is today the legal unit of England and Wales....
 with the reign of Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England

Henry VII was the Kingdom of England and Lordship of Ireland from his usurpation of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty....
, former Earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond

The title of Earl of Richmondshire was created many times in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stewart....
. Ties with Brittany remained through trade and culture, but that duchy was absorbed into France by Henry II of France
Henry II of France

Henry II , of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I of France, was King of France from 31 March 1547, until his death....
.

The current district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, and was a merger of the municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 of Richmond with the Aysgarth Rural District, Leyburn Rural District, Reeth Rural District and Richmond Rural District along with part of the Croft Rural District
Croft Rural District

Croft was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Darlington rural sanitary district which was in the North Riding ....
, all in the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire

The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the England counties of England of Yorkshire, alongside the East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshire Riding ....
.

The Council was controlled by Independent councillors until May 2003, when elections returned a council with no overall control (Conservative 11; Independent 9; Lib Dem 8; Richmondshire Independent Group 5; Social Democrat Party 1). Conservative John Blackie was elected as leader of the Council. In December 2005 Blackie was replaced by the leader of the Independent Coalition for Richmondshire, Bill Glover, following the resignation of several councillors from the Conservative group and the merger of the rival Independent groups. As of 15 May 2007 the council has been controlled by a minority Conservative administration, with Councillor Melva Steckles as leader of the council.