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Darrowby is a fictional village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, which was used by James Herriot as the setting for his book ''It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet''. The book inspired the television series ''All Creatures Great and Small'', which the following information is drawn from. Darrowby is a composite of Thirsk, Richmond, Leyburn and Middleham.〔''James Herriot's Yorkshire'' (1979), James Herriot, St. Martin's〕 Thirsk has a public house named The Darrowby Inn to recognise this. It was Askrigg, in Wensleydale, however, that was used for filming scenes set in Darrowby in the series. In the first three series of the television series, the surgery's phone number was "Darrowby 85". Hinting at a growth in the village's population, for the final four series it became "Darrowby 385". In "Pride of Possession", James travels the shortest distance of all of his visits: to Roland Partridge's cottage directly across the street from the surgery. ==Amenities== The Skeldale House veterinary surgery of central characters Siegfried Farnon and James Herriot is on Trengate.〔As mentioned by Siegfried Farnon in the episode "Plenty To Grouse About"〕 Although the vets are based here, they travel all over the Dales. Darrowby Church is a few hundred feet from the surgery, beyond the small market cross. Everyone at Skeldale attends Sunday service. The local pub, the Drovers Arms, is located on the opposite side of Trengate, a little further up the hill. (The Drovers was made out to be located behind the church in the early series, as evidenced in the episode "The Name of the Game".) There are a couple of hotels: The Reniston, which also serves dinner, and The Darrowby Hotel. The Plaza is the local cinema.〔As revealed in the episode "Nothing Like Experience"〕 Mr Edwards' carpentry shop is located on Market Street.〔As mentioned by Tristan Farnon in the episode "Knowin' How To Do It"〕 The village butcher is A. Bainbridge and Sons.〔As seen in the episode "Home and Away"〕 The Darrowby constabulary has consisted of P.C. Claude Blenkiron ("Nothing Like Experience" and "Be Prepared"), P.C. Smith ("Golden Lads and Girls"), P.C. Leach ("Pups, Pigs and Pickle"), P.C. Goole (1983 and 1990 Christmas Specials and "Mending Fences") and P.C. Hicks ("Food For Thought"). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darrowby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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