Grosmont is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 situated in the Scarborough

Scarborough (borough)

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 district of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England

England

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 and is within the North York Moors National Park. The village is named after the Grandmontines

Grandmontines

Grandmontines were the monks of the Order of Grandmont, a religious order founded by Saint Stephen of Thiers, towards the end of the 11th century. The order was named after its motherhouse, Grandmont Abbey in the homonymous village, now part of the commune of Saint-Sylvestre, in the department of...

 Priory

Priory

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 (1204-1536)
that used to be there. Reaching or leaving Grosmont by car involves an exceptionally steep hill on the road which goes up to the A169.

According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, Grosmont parish had a population of 335.

The village had an industrial background, and former lime kilns and iron working remains are still visible. The village houses the Station Tavern, the Co-operative shop, an extensive art and craft shop, and a railway souvenirs shop.
The road through the village has a level crossing

Level crossing

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 in the heart of the village at Grosmont railway station

Grosmont railway station

Grosmont railway station serves the village of Grosmont in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line which serves one platform and is operated by Northern Rail who provide the station's passenger services...

. An old brickworks

Brickworks

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 lies just north of the railway station, and many old bricks were excavated in 2007 during work on the railway. The station forms an intersection between National Rail

National Rail

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's Esk Valley Line

Esk Valley Line

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 and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line...

, a volunteer-run steam heritage railway

Heritage railway

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. The NYMR links Pickering

Pickering, North Yorkshire

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 in the south with Grosmont in the north - and since 2007 with Whitby

Whitby

Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...

 on the coast (on some timetable days).

Grosmont is also home to the NYMR's engine shed, and the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group

North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group

The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group was formed in 1966 with the intention of preserving some of the steam locomotives then still working on regular goods or passenger trains in North East England ....

's workshop, where the staff and volunteers maintain and restore the steam and diesel locomotives. This is located on the far side of the railway tunnel to the Station, and can be reached by walking through the pedestrian tunnel.