Coverham

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title: "Coverham" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["coverham", "villages-in-north-yorkshire", "coverdale-(dale)"] description: "Village in North Yorkshire, England" topic_path: "general/coverham" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverham" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in North Yorkshire, England ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Coverham
country	England
static_image	Coverham Abbey.jpg
static_image_caption	Remains of Coverham Abbey
civil_parish	Coverham with Agglethorpe
unitary_england	North Yorkshire
lieutenancy_england	North Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
post_town	LEYBURN
postcode_area	DL
postcode_district	DL8
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| official_name = Coverham | country = England | static_image = Coverham Abbey.jpg | static_image_caption = Remains of Coverham Abbey | civil_parish = Coverham with Agglethorpe | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | post_town = LEYBURN | postcode_area = DL | postcode_district = DL8 | dial_code = | coordinates =

Coverham is a village in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 mi west of the town of Middleham.

History

Coverham was mentioned in Domesday Book in 1086, when it was held by Count Alan of Brittany. It became the centre of a large parish in the Honour of Richmond in the North Riding of Yorkshire, which included the townships of Coverham with Agglethorpe, Caldbergh with East Scrafton, Carlton Highdale, Carlton Town, Melmerby and West Scrafton. All these townships became separate civil parishes in 1866.

In the 2011 Census, Coverham village was included in the Parish of Melmerby, which had 213 people in it. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated that the population of Coverham with Agglethorpe was 90.

Notable buildings

Main article: Listed buildings in Coverham with Agglethorpe

The ruins of the Grade I listed Coverham Abbey are in the village; the site has no access to the public.

Holy Trinity Church dates from the 13th century and became redundant in 1985. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is said to have a slope at its south-east corner whereby the gradient is so steep, that even though you are in the graveyard you cannot see the church nor hear the bells for the adjacent waterfall. Triple Crown winning jockey Harry Grimshaw is buried in the churchyard.

Coverham Bridge, a medieval bridge over the River Cover, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade II* listed building.

The tourist attraction Forbidden Corner, a folly garden, is also in the village.

References

References

1. "Lower Wensleydale > About the Area > Towns & Villages > Coverham".
2. "Coverham {{!}} Domesday Book".
3. (1914). "Parishes: Coverham". Institute of Historical Research.
4. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10415469#tab02 Vision of Britain website]
5. "Melmerby Parish".
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11. "Holy Trinity Church, Coverham".
12. (1978). "Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing". Macdonald and Jane’s.
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