North Lees
Houses in North Lees
North Lees is located in North Yorkshire
North Lees
North Lees
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE284743
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRIPON
Postcode districtHG4
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

North Lees is a hamlet in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1.9 miles (3 km) north of Ripon on the A6108 road.[1][2] The village is just south of Lightwater Valley and is served by a bus service four times a day between Ripon and Leyburn.[3]

On the south eastern side of the village is the remains of a medieval moat and possibly the site of a Pele tower.[4] Land towards the south western side was used as a firing range during the First World War.[5] Other medieval (and possibly Roman) earthworks have been destroyed when the A6108 road was widened in the 20th century.[6]

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Man named in road wall accident". BBC News. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "299" (Map). Ripon & Boroughbridge. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245514.
  3. ↑ "SERVICE 159" (PDF). lightwatervalley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 53782". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1517466". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1517493". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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