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Richmond Castle: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey_and_keep,_Richmond_Castle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1318287.jpgAuthor: Dylan Moore
Richmond is a charming market town in Richmondshire district, in North Yorkshire, England. The town of some 8,500 people (2012 estimate) sits on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and serves as its main tourist center.
Richmond was founded after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror grandted land to Breton Alan Rufus in 1071. Rufus named the town after Richemond in Normandy (in present-day Upper Normandy). Its castle was completed in 1086, the year the Domesday Book was compiled.
Richmond grew in the late 17th and 18th centuries due to lead mining in neighboring Arkengarthdale. This resulted in a construction boom, as reflected in the town's handsome Georgian architecture of that era.
Today Richmond is a modern town with many picturesque sights. Its charm has been praised by travel guides and celebrities.
Richmond Market Place, with column and Holy Trinity Church: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Market_place_of_Richmond.JPGAuthor: Immanuel Giel
Visiting Richmond
Take the A1 road from London until the interchange at Scotch Corner. Continue south on the A6108 road to reach Richmond.Places of Interest in Richmond
- Georgian Theatre Royal: One of the oldest extant theaters in Britain founded in 1788 by actor Samuel Butler. It has gone through a period of decline, was shut down, readapted, and since 1963 restored, with a theater museum added in 1979.
- Green Howards Regimental Museum: Museum of the Green Howards infantry regiment of the British Army displaying artifacts related to the history of the regiment.
- Richmond Castle: Norman castle built in 1071 above the River Swale.
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