Redmire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Redmire.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
Static Image Caption:Redmire
Coordinates:54.3164°N -1.9308°W
Official Name:Redmire
Population:384
Population Ref:(including Castle Bolton with East and west Bolton 2011 census)
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:Leyburn
Postcode District:DL8
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:SE044912

Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The name Redmire derives from the Old English hrēodmere meaning 'reed mere'.[1]

Transport

Redmire is the current western terminus of the Wensleydale Railway.[2] The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway and regular passenger services operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire. The Ministry of Defence also occasionally operates trains along the railway to transport armoured vehicles from bases in the south to the Catterick military area via Redmire railway station.[3]

Popular culture

The village was featured in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Puppy Love", as the location of Darrowby bus stop. Also, the village pub, Redmire Village Pub, then called the Bolton Arms, featured in the episode "Beauty of the Beast".[4]

Redmire was also used as the location for the eponymous temple in and its prequel.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Redmire . Key to English Place-Names . The Institute for Name-Studies . 27 October 2025.
  2. Web site: Yorkshire. Welcome to. ResultDetail. www.yorkshire.com. 7 January 2016.
  3. Shannon. Paul. On Government Business. Railways Illustrated. December 2013. 130. 83.
  4. Web site: Bolton Arms, Redmire, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, The Beauty Of The Beast . 1978. Waymarking.com . 17 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Thapa . Shaurya . 19 June 2025 . Where was '28 Years Later' filmed? The locations behind Danny Boyle's zombie sequel . . Time Out England Limited . en . 25 January 2026. https://web.archive.org/web/20260119185437/https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-28-years-later-filmed-the-locations-behind-danny-boyles-zombie-sequel-061925. 19 January 2026.