page_title: Masham
section_title: Community
hierarchical_section_title: Masham / Community
caption_attribution_description: English: Theakston's Brewery, Masham Buildings on the west side of the brewery yard in the centre of Masham.
context_page_description: Masham is a small market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census.
context_section_description: Masham market days are Wednesday, Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday with a Farmers' Market every first Sunday of the month from April to September. An annual Sheep Fair is held in September. The market place, the largest in the district, is tightly bordered on its south and west sides by ranges of two- and three-storey buildings. To the south-east, lies St. Mary's Church with its large yard.
  Although Masham is a relatively small town it has two working breweries, Black Sheep Brewery and Theakstons, situated only a few hundred yards from one another. The Black Sheep Brewery sponsors annual folk festivals. Previous performers have included Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers.   The town was also for a long time home to Lightfoot Brewery.  this was bought by the Theakston family and closed in the 1920s.  The Lightfoot brewery buildings are now used by Black Sheep.
  The Masham Steam Engine & Fair Organ Rally has held annually, organised by the Masham Town Hall Association; it began in 1965 to raise money for the local town hall. The town holds an arts festival every two years.
caption: Theakston Brewery
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