Hurst, North Yorkshire
Hurst is a secluded hamlet in North Yorkshire, England about ten miles north-west of Richmond.[1] It lies on a road which it shares with another hamlet, Washfold. Hurst was a mining centre in the 19th century,[2] but there is evidence that the Romans also produced lead here.
Hurst | |
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![]() ![]() Hurst Location within North Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | NZ045023 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RICHMOND |
Postcode district | DL11 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
References
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319228982.
- Tyson, L.O. (1983). The Hurst Mining Field, Yorkshire (PDF). The Northern Mine Research Society Sheffield U.K. pp. 61–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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