Plompton
| Plompton | |
|---|---|
| Population | 124 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE355535 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNARESBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | HG5 |
| Dialling code | 01423 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Plompton is a hamlet and civil parish located south of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A661.
Plompton Hall was designed by the architect John Carr, and composer John Hebden originates from the parish.
Plumpton Rocks
Plumpton Rocks is a man-made lake and surrounding pleasure gardens designed by Daniel Lascelles against a backdrop of towering rocks eroded by the wind. The lake was extended by a dam built by John Carr, architect of the hall. The artist J.M.W. Turner was commissioned by Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood to produce two paintings of the lake and rocks.[2] These now hang at Harewood House.
The rocks were also painted by Thomas Girtin.[3]
It is currently operated as a tourist attraction by the owner Robert de Plumpton Hunter. The reason for the 'u' in the current name for the rocks is unknown - Turner referred to it as Plompton Rocks, in keeping with the name of the parish itself.[4]
It has been suggested that the highest point of rock adjacent to the lake is called Lovers' Leap.[5]
The website for the garden is www.plumptonrocks.com
Opening times Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays March to October, 11.00am to 6.00pm
The gardens are currently closed until at least July 2016, to allow a major restoration project to desilt the lake, restore the dam and woodland. This will open up 18th century vistas and restore the view points that Turner painted in his two visits to Plumpton in 1797 and 1816.
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Brief history at follifoot.org
- ^ Morris, Susan. "Girtin, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10777. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Turner painting at Tate Online
- ^ [1]
External links
- "The Ancient Parish of Spofforth". GENUKI. Retrieved 2007-10-29. Plompton was in this parish
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