Bouthwaite is a hamlet in the

Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor at ...

district of

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England. It is situated in

Nidderdale Nidderdale, historically also known as Netherdale, is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows south underground and then ...

, to the north of

Pateley Bridge Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Nidd. It is in the Yorkshire Dales and ...

, close to the village of

Ramsgill Ramsgill is a small village in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Lofthouse, located near Gouthwaite Reservoir. It is chiefly known for the Yorke Arms, formerly a Michelin-starred restaurant on the village green which t ...

. The

Nidderdale Way The Nidderdale Way is a circular long distance footpath in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. The trail can be started and completed anywhere on the route, but the usual starting points are Ripley, linked by the frequent route 36 bus to ...

and

Six Dales Trail The Six Dales Trail is a long distance footpath in North Yorkshire, England, with a short section in West Yorkshire. It is long and connects Otley and Middleham. The trail is waymarked. It was opened by Janet Street-Porter at the end of June ...

both pass through the hamlet. The place is first mentioned in 1184 as ''Burtheit''. The toponym means "cottage or store-house clearing", from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

''búr'' and '' þveit''.

Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 40 ...

owned the land in the Middle Ages and established a

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at Bouthwaite. Between 1907 and 1930 Bouthwaite was the site of

Ramsgill railway station Ramsgill railway station was a station on the Nidd Valley Light Railway in Nidderdale in Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1907 and closed in 1930. It was located in Bouthwaite, from the village of Ramsgill, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire ...

on the

Nidd Valley Light Railway Nidd Valley Light Railway was a light railway in upper Nidderdale in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was owned by Bradford Corporation Waterworks Department and the corporation also operated its public passenger services. Power & Tracti ...

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Hamlets in North Yorkshire Nidderdale {{harrogate-geo-stub