Place:Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameCatterick
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates54.377°N 1.63°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoHang East Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was located
Richmond Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district of which it has been a part since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Catterick is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is north-west of the county town of Northallerton just to the west of the River Swale. It lends its name to nearby Catterick Garrison and the nearby hamlet of Catterick Bridge, the home of Catterick Racecourse where the village Sunday market is held. It lies on the route of the old Roman road of Dere Street and is the site of the Roman fortification of Cataractonium.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Catterick was part of Richmond Rural District. Historically, it was an the ecclesiastical parish in the wapentake of Hang East.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Catterick, North Yorkshire.

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