# Nidd

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{{short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{about|the village in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

thumb|St Paul & St Margaret, Nidd
'''Nidd''' is a small village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the county of [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. The population of the village taken at the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) was 168.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126990&c=HG3+3BB&d=16&e=62&g=6454409&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1438614674068&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=3 August 2015}}</ref> It is situated 3 miles north of [Harrogate](/source/Harrogate),  {{convert|2|km|order=flip}} east of [Ripley](/source/Ripley%2C_North_Yorkshire)<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Nidd|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13831|website=Vision of Britain|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> on the B6165 [Pateley Bridge](/source/Pateley_Bridge) to [Knaresborough](/source/Knaresborough) road and near the [River Nidd](/source/River_Nidd). The village used to have a railway station ([Nidd Bridge](/source/Nidd_Bridge_railway_station)) on the [Leeds to Northallerton Railway](/source/Leeds-Northallerton_Railway), but this was closed down on 18 June 1962.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nidd Bridge|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/nidd_bridge/index.shtml|website=Disused stations|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>

Until 1974 it was part of the [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire).<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Nidd, in Harrogate and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13831 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the [Borough of Harrogate](/source/Borough_of_Harrogate), it is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

The village takes its name from the River Nidd which passes through the parish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nidd|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Nidd/Nidd68.html|website=genuki|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> [St Paul and St Margaret's Church, Nidd](/source/St_Paul_and_St_Margaret's_Church%2C_Nidd)<ref>{{cite web|title=St Paul & St Margaret Nidd|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/nidd-st-paul-st-margaret/|website=A church near you|publisher=Church of England|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> has a stone monument to the Rawson family, who owned [Nidd Hall](/source/Nidd_Hall) in the 19th, and the early part of the 20th centuries. Nidd Hall is a former country house which has been converted into a hotel.<ref>{{PastScape|num=1315341|desc=Nidd Hall|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>

Until 1889, Nidd was part of the [Liberty of Ripon](/source/Liberty_of_Ripon).

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Nidd](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Nidd)

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