Grinton Lodge
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| Grinton Lodge | |
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 Grinton Lodge viewed from the north | |
| Location | Grinton |
| Coordinates | 54°22′26″N 1°55′39″W / 54.37389°N 1.92750°W |
| OS grid reference | SE048975 |
| Area | North Yorkshire, England |
| Built | 1817 |
| Built for | James Fenton |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 21 April 1986 |
| Reference no. | 1179379 |
.svg)  Location of Grinton Lodge in North Yorkshire | |
Grinton Lodge is a 19th-century former shooting lodge that has been a youth hostel since 1948. A Grade II listed building, it is situated above the village of Grinton, in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England.
The lodge was built in 1817 for James Fenton of Doncaster, but by the middle of the century it had been sold first to the Wentworth family of Wakefield and then to John Charlesworth Dodgson-Charlesworth, also of Wakefield.[1] The property remained with the Charlesworth family until after the Second World War, when following the death of the owner, Barney Charlesworth,[2] his widow sold the property to the Youth Hostels Association.[3] During the stewardship of the Charlesworth's the property was extensively modified to allow use by Albany Charlesworth, who used a wheelchair following a hunting accident.[3] Since 1948 it has been used continuously as a youth hostel.
