East Rounton

East Rounton
East Rounton
 East Rounton shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ422033
DistrictHambleton
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORTHALLERTON
Postcode district DL6
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°25′26″N 1°21′02″W / 54.42383°N 1.35057°W / 54.42383; -1.35057

The Lodge, Rounton Grange, near East Rounton

East Rounton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile west of the A19 and 8 miles north-east of Northallerton. It is on the River Wiske and West Rounton is nearby. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of West Rounton.

East Rounton was the site of Rounton Grange, a country house designed by the architect Philip Webb in 1872 to 1876 for the industrialist Lowthian Bell, and birthplace of Gertrude Bell. It was demolished in 1953.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Peter Burman. "An Introduction to the East Rounton Estate" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2015.

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