"the market place in Richmond in 1973. It houses a collection which illustrates three centuries of the history of the regiment. Within the museums collection are 3,750 medals and decorations presented to members of the regiment including 16 Victoria Crosses (VC) and three George Crosses. The Victoria Cross for Lt Col Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson VC DSO Commanding the 2nd/5th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry at the time of his award of the VC is also held by the museum. He was awarded the VC for gallantry, on 28 March 1918 at Rossignol Wood, France. Organising bombing parties and leading"
"now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The White Hall was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. Winestead was served from 1854 to 1964 by Winestead railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway. Andrew Marvell the metaphysical poet was born in the village. Winestead Winestead is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately south-east of the town of Hedon and north-west of the village"
"Unison, Cooplands, Dale Power Solutions, and the Pindar group. The largest factory in the vicinity is McCain Foods. W Boyes & Co, a discount department store chain which has 44 stores across the north has its head office and warehouse facilities here. Eastfield is home to local commercial radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio which broadcasts to Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington and Whitby on FM and DAB. George Pindar, is the local secondary school for Eastfield, and the surrounding vicinity. Eastfield, North Yorkshire Eastfield is a community and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is often considered a suburb of the"
"mid-Victorian housing were demolished and much of central Middlesbrough was redeveloped. Heavy industry was relocated to areas of land better suited to the needs of modern technology. Middlesbrough itself began to take on a completely different look. The Green Howards was a British Army infantry regiment very strongly associated with Middlesbrough and the area south of the River Tees. Originally formed at Dunster Castle, Somerset in 1688 to serve King William of Orange, later King William III, this famous regiment became affiliated to the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1782. As Middlesbrough grew, its population of men came to be"
"a group most targeted by the recruiters. The Green Howards were part of the King's Division. On 6 June 2006, this famous regiment was merged into the new Yorkshire Regiment and are now known as 2 Yorks – The 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards). There is also a Territorial Army (TA) company at Stockton Road in Middlesbrough, part of 4 Yorks which is wholly reserve. Middlesbrough was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1853. It extended its boundaries in 1866 and 1887, and became a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888. A Middlesbrough Rural District was"
"be one of the two finest Jacobean houses in Cheshire. Nantwich Show, including the International Cheese Awards, takes place in the hall's grounds each summer. Nantwich Museum is in Pillory Street. It has galleries on the history of the town, including Roman salt making, Tudor Nantwich's Great Fire, the Civil War Battle of Nantwich (1644) and the more recent shoe and clothing industries. There is also a section devoted to the local cheese-making industry. Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, a few miles outside the town, is a formerly government-owned nuclear bunker, now a museum. Also in Pillory Street is the"
"Magazine"" (combined into single volume covering all of England, print version then made defunct in favour of online site). The BBC has its ""Yorkshire and Lincolnshire"" regional headquarters at Queen's Gardens, from which the regional news programme ""Look North"" is broadcast. Radio services broadcasting from the city are Hull's community radio station, 106.9 West Hull FM (formerly WHCR FM) broadcasting since 2007 and the BBC's regional station BBC Radio Humberside the oldest in the area, as well as commercial stations Viking FM founded in the 1980s, KCFM founded in 2007 and Viking 2 (radio) formally Magic 1161 an oldies station,"
"North Yorkshire. In the west of the parish, on high ground overlooking the River Ribble, are the remains of a late Anglo-Saxon or early Norman Ringwork castle, called ""Castle Haugh"" but also known locally as Cromwell's Basin. On the eastern side of the village, next to Demesne Farm is the site of a Medieval Manorial Hall called the Old Hall. Between 1872 and 1957 the village had a railway station on the Ribble Valley Line. Newsholme was once a township in the ancient parish of Gisburn, in the Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. This became a civil"
"Castle Howard railway station Castle Howard railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Welburn and the stately home at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, England. On the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. The architect was George Townsend Andrews. It closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930 but continued to be staffed until the 1950s for small volumes of freight and parcels. The station was often used by the aristocracy, notably Queen Victoria when she visited Castle Howard with Prince Albert as a"
"village hall. The village is now very much a dormitory village for those working in the surrounding towns of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire. It is the base for a licensed community radio station, Drystone Radio. Philip Snowden, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the first two Labour governments, was born in the village; when awarded a viscountcy in 1931, his full title was ""Viscount Snowden, of Ickornshaw in the West Riding of Yorkshire"". Snowden's ashes were scattered on Ickornshaw Moor and there is a memorial cairn to Snowden to mark the fact that he ""died in the"
"in Maidenhead, and attended Furze Platt Senior School. He plays for Leicester City and helped them win the Premier League title in 2016. Pinkneys Green in the town was home to Sir Nicholas Winton (1909-2015), whose heroic efforts rescued 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia just before the outbreak of World War II. There is a statue of him at Maidenhead Railway Station. Arthur and Ron Hacker formed the company Hacker Radio Ltd in Maidenhead in 1959, producers of fine transistor radios that for a time in the 1970s brandished the Royal Warrant of Appointment The town was also home to"
"is one of the largest in England. The Green Howards Regimental Museum is in the old Trinity Church in the centre of the town's market place; the town is also home to the Richmondshire Museum. Swale House on Frenchgate, built around 1750, was home to the headmaster and students of the nearby grammar school, before being used as a hospital for wounded officers in the First World War. For many years, it was the headquarters of Richmondshire District Council, before being closed and sold off in 2013. The Georgian Theatre Royal, founded in 1788 by the actor Samuel Butler, is"
"by Hawksmoor. The grounds of Castle Howard are also used as part of at least two charity running races during the year. Located on the Estate, but operating separately to the house and gardens and run by an entirely independent charitable trust, is the Yorkshire Arboretum. Originally created through the enthusiasm and partnership of George Howard (Lord Howard of Henderskelfe) and James Russell, over a period of eighteen years, from 1975 to 1992, it was opened to the public for the first time in 1999 and a new Visitor Centre opened in 2006.The arboretum's extensive and important collection of 6,000"
"village, being part of the parish of Stoke Holy Cross with Dunston. The village pub is the Wildebeest Arms on Norwich Road. An electoral ward in the same name exits. This ward stretches north to Trowse with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,867. There are two tall radio towers to the east of the village. One is one of three former Chain Home radar towers from the Battle of Britain, then known as RAF Stoke Holy Cross. It is still owned by the Ministry of Defence and is in Poringland. A larger 'stepped' tower owned by"
"was the precursor of the RAF Fylingdales early warning station, 15 miles south-east, whose three giant golf balls became one of the North York Moors National Park's biggest attractions. Danby, North Yorkshire Danby is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Danby parish had a population of 1,411, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,515. The statistician Karl Pearson spent a lot of time there. Danby is located within the North York Moors National Park and is home to the Moors National Park Centre. Danby"
"railway station, but it was closed in 1970. The station was an interchange with the small branch to Barnoldswick. The Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining Museum was based in the old Grade II* listed Grammar School building. This closed in January 2016. The Robert Windle's Foundation, a charity established in the 1600s, and original owners of the building have now taken back control and are working to establish a community hub and café for the benefit of the residents of the locality. Earby is served by television from both Leeds and Manchester; ITV (Yorkshire Television) and BBC North are both transmitted"
"Gristhorpe Gristhorpe is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Gristhorpe parish had a population of 397, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 386. The remains of Gristhorpe Man, now on display in the Rotunda Museum, Scarborough, were found buried in a tree trunk in Gristhorpe in the 19th century. Gristhorpe railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 16 February 1959. The entrance to the village is dominated by Dale Power Solutions generator manufacturing"
"Army Cadet Force. Thirsk Road drill hall, Northallerton The Thirsk Road drill hall is a military installation in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England. The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th Battalion the Green Howards and was completed in 1911. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. In 1938 the battalion headquarters moved to Lytton Street in Middlesbrough, but shortly after the end of the Second World War, elements of B Company, 4th Battalion The Green Howards returned to the Thirsk Road drill hall. After the 4th battalion"
"a new multi-purpose venue and incorporates a cinema, theatre and bistro. The Heritage Trust for the North West have numerous campaigns and projects in the area. One of which has seen the restoration and conservation of a whole street of Victorian workers housing, a former primary school and cotton mill, as it was feared that the Industrial Heritage of the town was at risk. St Mary's Church is also another major project in the town, which is planned to open as an exhibition centre in Summer 2012. Local radio for Nelson is currently provided by 2BR and BBC Radio Lancashire,"
"Greenhow Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term ""how"" derives from the Old Norse word ""haugr"" meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. It is situated about west of Pateley Bridge on the road heading towards Grassington, and is mainly in the civil parish of Bewerley. However, the western end of the village lying to the west of Kell Dyke, commonly known as Craven Cross, lies within the civil parish of Appletreewick in Craven. It is one of the highest villages in Yorkshire, at"
"stands a tower, known as Mount Snever Observatory and built in 1838 to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation. Oldstead Oldstead is a village and a civil parish in Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England, within the North York Moors National Park, off the A170 road between Thirsk and Helmsley, below the Hambleton Hills. Nearby villages include Wass, Kilburn and Coxwold. Oldstead shares a parish council with Byland with Wass. Oldstead has one pub called the Black Swan, which was awarded a Michelin star for the first time in the 2012 guide. It is currently the only restaurant in Yorkshire and the North"
"Hallam FM, Heart Yorkshire and many others are also available here. Viking FM and BBC Radio Humberside also over-lap into this area. In the ""Domesday Book"" it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its head of manor is Brodsworth, a village about 3.5 miles north-west of Scawsby. Scawsby Scawsby is a village and community area on the west of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England on the A635, close to the A1(M). It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is about 2 miles north-west of Doncaster and about 4.5 miles north-east of Conisbrough. Scawthorpe, Marr, Cusworth,"
"Grosmont, North Yorkshire Grosmont ( ; archaically spelt ""Growmond"") is a village and civil parish situated in Eskdale in the North York Moors National Park, within the boundaries of the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. Grosmont Priory was established in the 12th century and closed during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century. The village was established in the 1830s when the Whitby to Pickering Railway was built, and grew as a result of industrial iron ore extraction, and in the 1860s the development of an ironworks led to further growth. Up to at"
"Nostell Nostell is a village in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, near Hemsworth. It is in the civil parish of ""Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell"", which had a population of 90 in 2001, and 164 at the 2011 census (including Wintersett). and is the site of an Augustinian priory which received its charter in 1121. Nostell Priory is an 18th-century Palladian historic house, with interiors by Robert Adam and furniture by Thomas Chippendale. The house was owned by the Winn family and is now in the care of the National Trust. Coal mining at Nostell began in"
"actually in the parish. Originally planned to be built on a site at Grouse Hill within Fylingdales, when the site was moved, due to coastal erosion concerns the name was not changed as it was preferable to being called RAF Snod Hill (Snod Hill is where it is actually located) and it sits at the western edge of Fylingdales Moor. Fylingdales is served by local commercial radio station, Yorkshire Coast Radio, which provides a daily local news service. Fylingdales Fylingdales is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England situated south of Whitby, within the North York"
"civil war when the Cavalier Prince Rupert was besieging the town. Newarke Houses Museum The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester, England. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester. The museum is close to the 15th century Magazine Gateway and within the precincts of the medieval 'Newarke', the 'New Work' of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. The museum occupies two buildings: Wyggeston's Chantry House (built circa 1511), and Thomas Skeffington's Skeffington House (built in the seventeenth century). The two properties were sold"
"of a Bronze Hereford bull designed by Brian Alabaster ARBS in front of The Old House The troops of the fictional commando squad Rainbow were based at RAF Hereford, as detailed in the novel ""Rainbow Six"". The action of the fictional novels and The last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde take place in Hereford. Phil Rickman's ""Merrily Watkins"" series of supernatural and mystery novels is set in and around Hereford. Comedy writer Aaron Gillies began writing using Twitter while working as a sound technician at The Courtyard. The local radio stations are Free Radio (formerly known as Wyvern FM) which broadcasts"
"former site of RAF Doncaster at Doncaster Lakeside. The Trolleybus Museum in the nearby village of Sandtoft specialises in the preservation of trolleybuses, and claims to have the largest collection of preserved trolleybuses in Europe, with over 60 examples. Markham Grange Steam Museum, in a garden centre in the nearby village of Brodsworth, features a private collection of steam engines. Cusworth Hall is an 18th-century Grade I listed country house in Cusworth. It is open to the public and features displays documenting the history of South Yorkshire. Doncaster Mansion House features an art gallery and displays on local history. Ashworth"
"different colours, and across the A165 is a blue house which was formerly the Gate keepers Cottage. In front of the inn is the location of a deserted medieval village known as Fowthorpe. Royal Oak, North Yorkshire Royal Oak is an area in North Yorkshire, England, between Scarborough and Bridlington, next to Filey and Hunmanby. The place itself is marked by a public house, also named ""The Royal Oak"" and a railway crossing on the Yorkshire Coast Line listed as being north of Hull Paragon station. Two railway junctions that formed a spur to the railway station at Filey Holiday"
"earthworks, much overgrown, of Hangthwaite Castle, a medieval motte-and-bailey castle. Highfields, South Yorkshire Highfields is a former coal mining village, located south of the model village of Woodlands, in South Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The village is located in the Adwick ward of Doncaster MBC. Although it does not currently have an air of prosperity, Highfields was built so that most houses either overlooked farmland or woodland, the ornamental Highfields Lake, or the greens in the centre of the village. Like its neighbour, Woodlands, Highfields lies"
"for a Lady Boococke, a considerable landowner in Bridlington. Sewerby House was almost re-built by John Graeme between the years 1714 & 1720. There are however traces of the old house still to be seen inside the hall, most notably the Tudor doorway in the seem-basement. The village of Sewerby 1086 Siuuardbi, Siward Bi 1284 Sywardby 1312 Siwardeby, Sywardeby, Syuuardby 1315 Seuerdby, Siwardeby, Sywardby 1346 Sywardeby 1650 Sewrby Sewerby is served by local commercial radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio which provides a daily news service for the area. Sewerby Sewerby is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England"
"Norwood Green, West Yorkshire Norwood Green is a small village situated between Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale. The village falls within the Calderdale ward of Hipperholme and Lightcliffe. It once had a railway station on the Caldervale Line. Norwood Green has two public houses, the Olde White Bear and The Pear Tree, which host film nights and weddings. There is Judy Woods and a park. There is also a Norwood Green newsletter and village website which informs the residents of local events. Norwood Green has declined in terms of"
"of some consequence,"" where ""the foundations of ancient buildings are sometimes dug up"". Occupations at the time included two farmers, a corn factor (trader), a yeoman, and a gentlewoman. To the west of the settlement is the High Hunsley transmitter (), which is used by local radio stations BBC Radio Humberside, 96.9 Viking FM and Capital Yorkshire. The ground around the transmitter is at a height of around above sea level. High Hunsley High Hunsley is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds approximately south-west of Beverley town centre and"