Kirkby Malham is a small village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Craven Craven may refer to: * Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district ** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire formed in 1974 Places * Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see ...

district of

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, England. Situated in the

Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of the Pennines in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Yorkshire, England, most of it in the Yorkshire Dales National Park created in 1954. The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills ri ...

it lies east of

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. The population of the civil parish as taken in the 2011 Census (including Hanlith and Scosthrop) was 202. Nearby settlements include

Hanlith Hanlith is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of Malham Cove. It is about north west of Skipton, and consists of only 13 houses. It ...

, Malham, Airton and Calton. American writer

Bill Bryson William McGuire Bryson (; born 8 December 1951) is an American–British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has b ...

once resided in the village. It has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham,

Malham Moor Malham Moor is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Its population was estimated at 70 in 2015. It has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham, Kirkby Malham and H ...

and

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Village and area web site
Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{craven-geo-stub

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