Wath, sometimes known as Wath-in-Nidderdale to distinguish it from other places named Wath, is a village in the
Harrogate district of
North Yorkshire, England. It is near
Gouthwaite Reservoir and about north of
Pateley Bridge.
The
toponym is derived from the
Old Norse ''vað'', meaning "ford".
In the Middle Ages Wath was divided between the lands of
Fountains Abbey, north of a small stream known as Dauber Gill, and the lands of the
Archbishop of York on the south side. The northern part, including the Sportsman's Arms inn, is now in the
civil parish of
Fountains Earth
Fountains Earth is a civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. The principal village in the parish is Lofthouse, and the parish also includes the hamlet of Bouthwaite and the northern part of the village of Wath. The popul ...
, historically a
township in the parish of
Kirkby Malzeard. The southern and higher part is now in the civil parish of
High and Low Bishopside, historically a township in the parish of
Ripon.
Sigsworth Grange was a
grange
Grange may refer to:
Buildings
* Grange House, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906
* Grange Estate, Pennsylvania, built in 1682
* Monastic grange, a farming estate belonging to a monastery
Geography Australia
* Grange, South Austral ...
of Fountains Abbey. The present building on the site of the grange dates from the early 18th century.
The small
Methodist chapel in the upper part of the village, has an unusual 5-sided shape. It was built in 1859, and was designated a
Grade II listed building in 2018.
The ford over the
River Nidd
The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. In its first few miles it is dammed three times to create Angram Reservoir, Scar House Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir, which attract a total of aroun ...
, which gave the place its name, was replaced by a bridge by the 16th century. The present bridge, a narrow road bridge, dates from the early 19th century and is a
Grade II listed building. In the early 20th century Wath had a
railway station on the
Nidd Valley Light Railway.
Photos of Wath railway station site
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References
External links
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Nidderdale