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Grosmont
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A Frosty Grosmont Station

Area: Grosmont
Region: Esk Valley
County: Yorkshire


Details: Set in the North East of the North Yorkshire Moors only 5 miles from Whitby on the Yorkshire coast, there are stunning views from all aspects; it is surrounded by woodlands and traditional farmland. There are great walks, places to eat and a whole host of activities.
The stunning views are breathtaking and present a fantastic photo opportunity. Especially from Low Bride Stones at Sheep House Rigg on the edge of Goathland moor.

Grosmont originally known as Grandimont, named after the priory of the same name founded about 1200AD. There are no visible remains of the priory today, however some notable artefacts lie about one mile to the east of the village where weathered monoliths known as the ‘High Bride Stones’ can be found. A second group of stones further down are know as the ‘Low Bride Stones’.

During the industrial revolution Grosmont became an important location for mining iron ore, however the industry has long since gone and the smelting furnaces have been removed with no visible traces of this once important industry remaining.

In 1835, a new railway opened between Pickering and Whitby, one of the earliest in Yorkshire, and in 1865 the Esk Valley branch was constructed forming a junction at Grosmont. The line was then extended gradually over a number of years before it eventual formed a through route between Middlesbrough and Whitby.

With the growth of the motor car and decline in railway use, Grosmont station became less popular and was finally closed in 1965. However after years of fundraising the line has now been reopened and can by enjoyed by people of all ages, and visitors and railway enthusiasts alike come from far and wide to enjoy the splendour of one of the most spectacular stretches of railway landscape in the world.

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