Dalton Gates

Dalton Gates
Dalton Gates
 Dalton Gates shown within North Yorkshire
Population 60 
OS grid referenceNZ293050
DistrictRichmondshire
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DARLINGTON
Postcode district DL2
Dialling code 01325
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentRichmond
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Coordinates: 54°26′22″N 1°33′04″W / 54.4395°N 1.551°W / 54.4395; -1.551

Dalton Gates is a hamlet in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.[1][2]

The site of the former level crossing at Dalton Gates

The hamlet was built up around the now disused railway station that formed part of the disbanded Richmond Line. The station building is now a residential property.

The placename Dalton comes from Old English and means settlement in the dale;[3] here it refers to the nearby Dalton-on-Tees and Gates refers to the gates that were used on the railway level crossing. There is evidence that prior to the arrival of the railway the area was known as Straggleton.

Dalton Gates is now served by the number 72 bus between Darlington and Northallerton.

Croft Circuit is situated about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from Dalton Gates; it is one of the most important motor racing venues in the UK.

Paddock Farm Water Gardens is situated in Dalton Gates.

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780199609086.
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