HARROGATE  , a municipal See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough and watering-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the See also:

• RIPON
• RIPON, GEORGE FREDERICK SAMUEL ROBINSON, 1ST MARQUESS OF (1827-1909)

Ripon See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• RIDING

Riding of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York-See also:

• SHIRE

shire, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, 203 M . N. by W. from See also:

• LONDON

London, on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North-Eastern railway . Pop . (1891) 16,316; (1901) 28,423 . It is indebted for its rise and importance to its medicinal springs, and is the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal inland watering-place in the north of England . It consists of two scattered townships, See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Harrogate and High Harrogate, which have gradually been connected by a continuous range of handsome houses and villas . A See also:

• COMMON

common called the Stray, of 200 acres, secured by See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament from ever being built upon, stretches in front of the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• LINE

line of houses, and on this See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account Harrogate, notwithstanding its rapid increase, has retained much of its rural See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm . As regards See also:

• CLIMATE

climate a choice is offered between the more bracing See also:

• ATMOSPHERE (Gr. fir µ6r, vapour; orkaipa, a sphere)

atmosphere of High Harrogate and the sheltered and warm climate of the low See also:

• TOWN

town . The See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters are chalybeate, sulphureous and saline, and some of the springs possess all these qualities to a greater or less extent . The principal chalybeate springs are the Tewitt well, called by Dr See also:

• BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g)
• BRIGHT, SIR CHARLES TILSTON

Bright, who wrote the first account of it, the " See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• SPA

Spa," discovered by See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Slingsby of See also:

• HILTON, JOHN (1804–1878)
• HILTON, WILLIAM (1786-1839)

Hilton See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall near the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century; the Royal Chalybeate Spa, more commonly known as See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John's Well, discovered in 1631 by Dr See also:

• STANHOPE, EARLS
• STANHOPE, LADY HESTER LUCY (1776-1839)

Stanhope of York; See also:

• MUSPRATT, JAMES (1793-1886)

Muspratt's chalybeate or chloride of See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring discovered in 1819, but first properly analysed by Dr See also:

• SHERIDAN
• SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY (1831-1888)

Sheridan Muspratt in 1865; and the Starbeck springs midway between High Harrogate and See also:

• KNARESBOROUGH

Knaresborough . The principal See also:

• SULPHUR

sulphur springs are the old sulphur well in the centre of Low Harrogate, discovered about the See also:

• YEAR

year 1656; the See also:

• MONTPELLIER

Montpellier springs, the principal well of which was discovered in 1822, situated in the grounds of the See also:

• CROWN

Crown Hotel and surmounted by a handsome See also:

• BUILDING

building in the See also:

• CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, containing See also:

• PUMP

pump-See also:

• ROOM

room, See also:

• BATHS

baths and See also:

• READING

reading-room; and the Harlow See also:

• CAR (Late Lat. carra)

Car springs, situated in a wooded glen about a mile west from Low Harrogate . Near Harlow Car is Harlow See also:

• OBSERVATORY

observatory, a square See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo ft. in height, See also:

• STANDING

standing on elevated ground and commanding a very extensive view .

A saline spring situated in Low Harrogate was discovered in 1783 . Some eighty springs in all have been discovered . The principal See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

bath establishments are the See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria Baths (1871) and the Royal Baths (1897) . There are also a handsome kursaal (1903), a See also:

• GRAND

grand See also:

• OPERA (Italian for " work ")

opera See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, numerous See also:

• MODERN

modern churches, and several hospitals and benevolent institutions, including the Royal Bath See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital . The See also:

• CORPORATION (from Lat. corporare, to form into a body, corpus, corporis)

corporation owns the Stray, and also the Spa See also:

• CONCERT (through the French from Lat. con-, with, and certare, to strive)

concert rooms and grounds, Harlow See also:

• MOOR

Moor, See also:

• CRESCENT (Lat. crescens, growing)

Crescent Gardens, Royal Bath gardens and other largeopen spaces, as well as Royal Baths, Victoria Baths and Starbeck Baths . The See also:

• MINERAL

mineral springs are vested in the corporation . The high-lying moorland of the surrounding See also:

• DISTRICT

district is diversified by picturesque dales; and Harrogate is not far from many towns and sites of See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• INTEREST

interest, such as Ripon, Knaresborough and Fountains See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey . The town was incorporated in 1884, and the corporation consists of a See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors . See also:

• AREA

Area, 3276 acres .