{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image = Redmire.jpg | static_image_width = 250px | static_image_caption = Redmire | coordinates = {{coord|54|18|59|N|1|55|51|W|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Redmire | population = 384 | population_ref = (including Castle Bolton with East and west Bolton 2011 census)<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007518|title=Redmire Parish|accessdate=4 January 2022}}</ref> | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = Leyburn | postcode_district = DL8 | postcode_area = DL | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE044912 }} '''Redmire''' is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about {{convert|4|mi}} west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The name Redmire derives from the Old English ''hrēodmere'' meaning 'reed mere'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20NR/Redmire|title=Redmire |website=Key to English Place-Names |publisher=The Institute for Name-Studies |access-date=27 October 2025}}</ref>
==Transport== thumb|left|Sign warning of slow moving military vehicles in Redmire Redmire is the current western terminus of the Wensleydale Railway.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yorkshire|first1=Welcome to|title=ResultDetail|url=http://www.yorkshire.com/view/attractions/redmire/wensleydale-railway-redmire-1403988|website=www.yorkshire.com|accessdate=7 January 2016}}</ref> The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway and regular passenger services operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire. The Ministry of Defence also occasionally operates trains along the railway to transport armoured vehicles from bases in the south to the Catterick military area via Redmire railway station.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Shannon|first1=Paul|title=On Government Business|magazine=Railways Illustrated|date=December 2013|issue=130|page=83|url=http://www.railwaysillustrated.com/about.asp}}</ref> {{clear|left}}
==Popular culture== The Bolton Arms, on Hargill Lane|left|thumb The village was featured in the BBC television series ''All Creatures Great and Small'', in the episode "Puppy Love", as the location of Darrowby bus stop. Also, the village pub, Redmire Village Pub, then called the Bolton Arms, featured in the episode "Beauty of the Beast".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMERXH_Bolton_Arms_Redmire_N_Yorks_UK_All_Creatures_Great_Small_The_Beauty_Of_The_Beast_1978 |title=Bolton Arms, Redmire, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, The Beauty Of The Beast |year=1978|work= Waymarking.com |accessdate=17 September 2013}}</ref> {{clear|left}}
Redmire was also used as the location for the eponymous temple in ''28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'' and its prequel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thapa |first=Shaurya |date=19 June 2025 |title=Where was '28 Years Later' filmed? The locations behind Danny Boyle's zombie sequel |url=https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-28-years-later-filmed-the-locations-behind-danny-boyles-zombie-sequel-061925 |website=Time Out |publisher=Time Out England Limited |language=en |access-date=25 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260119185437/https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-28-years-later-filmed-the-locations-behind-danny-boyles-zombie-sequel-061925|archive-date=19 January 2026}}</ref>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Redmire {{clear|left}}
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Redmire}} {{clear|left}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Category:Wensleydale
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