Ellerton Abbey

This article is about the civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. For the building in the parish, see Ellerton Abbey (building).

Ellerton Abbey
Ellerton Abbey is located in North Yorkshire
Ellerton Abbey
Ellerton Abbey
Location within North Yorkshire
Population20 
OS grid referenceSE0796
Civil parish
  • Ellerton Abbey
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
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54°22′N 1°53′W / 54.36°N 1.89°W / 54.36; -1.89

Ellerton Abbey is a civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the River Swale in lower Swaledale, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Richmond. The population of the parish was estimated at 20 in 2016.[1] The parish consists of farmland, a few scattered houses and an area of moorland which is part of the army training area associated with Wathgill Camp. The parish includes the site of the deserted medieval village of Ellerton,[2] not to be confused with the modern village of Ellerton-on-Swale 11 miles to the east, but there is no modern village in the civil parish.

The parish includes Ellerton Abbey House and the adjacent ruins of Ellerton Priory.

  1. ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020. At the 2011 Census the population was not counted separately.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference beresford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).