The seven BT Telephone Exchanges (and two former) in Ripon (01765) telephone area
Bishop Monkton ATE
Bishop Monkton telephone exchange is in Moor Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate HG3 3QF and also covers an area including Wormald Green, Westwick and Burton Leonard. It came into service in the 1980s to replace the former UAX.
The principal telephone codes for this exchange are 01765-676 and 01765-677.
Its former dialling code was 076 581.
ID: MYBPM. Awaiting photo.
Bishop Monkton former ATE
The former Bishop Monkton telephone exchange is in Moor Road, 400m west of Knaresborough Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate HG3 3QF.
It came into service as a UAX 13 in the 1950s to replace a manual exchange.
It is now a holiday let.
Its dialling code was 076 581.
ID: MYBPM. Photo courtesy of Airbnb.
Kirkby Malzeard ATE
Kirkby Malzeard telephone exchange is in Back Lane, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon HG4 3SH and also covers an area including Grewelthorpe, Dallowgill and Winksley.
It came into service in the 1950s to replace a manual exchange.
The principal telephone code for this exchange is 01765-658.
Its former dialling code was 076 583.
ID: MYKMZ. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.
Masham ATE
Masham telephone exchange is in Red Lane, Masham, Ripon HG4 4HH and also covers an area including Healey, Fearby, Swinton, High Burton and Binsoe.
It came into service in the 1980s to replace the former exchange on the other side of the road.
The principal telephone codes for this exchange are 01765-688 and 01765-689.
Its former dialling code was 0765.
ID: MYMAS. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.
Masham former ATE
The former Masham telephone exchange is in Red Lane, Masham, Ripon HG4 4HH.
It came into service as a UAX13 in the late 1940s, replacing a manual exchange.
It is now a holiday let.
Its dialling code was 076 582.
ID: MYMAS. Picture courtesy of cottages.com
Melmerby ATE
Melmerby telephone exchange is on the road to Wath, just west of Wobeck Lane in Melmerby, Ripon HG4 5HA and also covers an area including Wath, Middleton Quernhow and Baldersby.
It came into service around 1961 to replace a manual exchange.
The principal telephone code for this exchange is 01765-64.
Its former dialling code was 076 584.
ID: MYMMB. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.
North Stainley ATE
North Stainley telephone exchange is in North Stainley, Ripon HG4 3HT and also covers an area including Sutton Grange and Mickley.
The first exchange here came into service as an RAX5 in 1929, the first in the York telephone area.
The principal telephone code for this exchange is 01765-635.
Its former dialling code was 076 585.
ID: MYNSY. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.
Ripon ATE
Ripon telephone exchange is in Allhallowgate, Ripon HG4 1LE and also covers an area including Studley Roger, Hutton Conyers, Littlethorpe and the Hewicks.
It came into service in the mid 1960s to replace a manual exchange, the first of which opened in the town in the early 1890s.
The principal telephone code for this exchange is 01765-60.
Its former dialling code was 0765.
ID: MYRPN. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.
Sawley ATE
Sawley telephone exchange is opposite Church Close in Sawley, Ripon HG4 3EQ and also covers an area including Risplith and Grantley.
The first auto exchange here was a UAX 12 which replaced a manual board around the late 1930s.
The principal telephone code for this exchange is 01765-62.
Its former dialling code was 076 586.
ID: MYSAW. Photo courtesy of John Cranston.