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Ribblesdale
Ribblesdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the Dale (landform), dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire. Towns and villages in Ribblesdale (downstream, from north to south) include Selside, North Yorkshire, Selside, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Stainforth, North Yorkshire, Stainforth, Langcliffe, Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire, Settle, Long Preston and Hellifield. Below Hellifield (sometimes below Settle) the valley of the river is generally known as the Ribble Valley. Ribblesdale is the setting of the medieval Harley Lyrics, Harley lyric "Most I ryden by Rybbesdale" ('If I were to ride through Ribblesdale'). Above Settle the dale is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a popular tourist area, particularly for Walking in the United Kingdom, walking. The Yorkshire Three Peaks rise to the east and west of the dale. The Ribble Way runs the length of the dale. At the head of the dale is the Ribblehead Viaduct, crossed by the Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Horton in Ribblesdale is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Ribblesdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, Settle–Carlisle Railway to the west of Pen-y-ghent. The parish extends from Helwith Bridge, south of the village, to a point north of the village. It includes the summits of Pen-y-Ghent and Plover Hill on the east side of the dale, and the summit of Simon Fell (Yorkshire Dales), Simon Fell to the west. In addition to the village of Horton the parish includes the hamlets of Selside, North Yorkshire, Selside, High Birkwith, Brackenbottom and Studfold. Its population in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census was 498 people in 211 households; decreasing to 428 at the 2011 Census. History It is first attested as ''Horton'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, with ''in Ribblesdale'' being added already in the 13th century to distinguish it from Horton, Lancashire. The place-name ''Hort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craven District
Craven was a non-metropolitan district in the west of North Yorkshire, centred on the market town of Skipton. The name ''Craven'' is much older than the modern district and encompassed Craven in the Domesday Book, a larger area. This history is also reflected in the way the term is still commonly used, such as by the Church of England. In its modern manifestation, from Local Government Act 1972, 1974 until 2023, Craven was a separate Non-metropolitan district, local government district, formed originally as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton Rural District; all were historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1 April 2023, it has formed part of the new North Yorkshire Council unitary authority. The population of the Local Authority area at the United Kingdom 2011 Census, 2011 Census was 55,409; it comprised the upper reaches of Airedale, Wharfedale, Ribblesdale, and includes most of the Aire Gap and Craven Fault#Craven Basin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribblesdale
Ribblesdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the Dale (landform), dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire. Towns and villages in Ribblesdale (downstream, from north to south) include Selside, North Yorkshire, Selside, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Stainforth, North Yorkshire, Stainforth, Langcliffe, Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire, Settle, Long Preston and Hellifield. Below Hellifield (sometimes below Settle) the valley of the river is generally known as the Ribble Valley. Ribblesdale is the setting of the medieval Harley Lyrics, Harley lyric "Most I ryden by Rybbesdale" ('If I were to ride through Ribblesdale'). Above Settle the dale is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a popular tourist area, particularly for Walking in the United Kingdom, walking. The Yorkshire Three Peaks rise to the east and west of the dale. The Ribble Way runs the length of the dale. At the head of the dale is the Ribblehead Viaduct, crossed by the Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton Quarry
Horton Quarry is a limestone quarry near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The quarry, which is some north of Settle, has been operating since at least 1889, and produces limestone for a variety of purposes. Stone used to be exported from the quarry by rail, but now leaves by lorry, although there are plans to re-instate the railway sidings. The quarry used to produce its own lime by roasting the limestone in big kilns on the site, but the last of these were removed in the 1980s. Since 2000, the quarry has been owned and operated by Heidelberg Materials UK. History Horton lime quarry was also known as Beecroft Quarry, which was the name of the farm that it replaced. The development of the nearby Settle–Carlisle line in 1876, allowed the Great Scar limestone in the area to be worked on an industrial basis. A quarry had existed at Beecroft since 1850 working the '' greywacke sandstone'', but this was expanded greatly by a local businessman, John Delaney, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selside, North Yorkshire
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form ''Selesat'', in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. The place name is derived from the Old Norse ''selja'' "willow" and ''sǽtr'' "mountain pasture" or "shieling". Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county coun .... Selside lies on the Settle to Carlisle railway line. The Selside signal box, built in 1907, was moved in 1976 from the line to Steamtown Carnforth in Lancashire. Other buildings in the village include Lodge Hall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Rigg Quarry
Dry Rigg Quarry is a quarry at Helwith Bridge in North Yorkshire, England, located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry produces a hard-wearing gritstone (also known as greywacke) which is listed as being nationally important for road building, and is one of four in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that produces this type of aggregate. The quarry operations have come under public scrutiny due to the amount of road traffic, leading to some of the output from Dry Rigg being moved from the adjacent railhead at Arcow Quarry. The quarry is situated in Upper Ribblesdale some south of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, and north of Settle. History The current Dry Rigg workings were established in 1938 by a Mr Walker of Cullingworth, and the expansion of the quarry absorbed the former Combs Thorn Quarry, which was located to the west of Dry Rigg. Earlier workings are shown on mapping from 1909, when several quarries which are now defunct, also appear. Combs Quarry was started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settle, North Yorkshire
Settle is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town had a population of 2,421 in the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census, increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. History Settle is thought to have 7th-century Angles (tribe), Anglian origins, its name being the Angle word for settlement. Craven in the Domesday Book#The Land of Roger de Poitou in Yorkshire, Domesday Book folio 332, Craven in the ''Domesday Book'' shows that until 1066 Bo was the lord of Settle but after the Harrying of the North (1069–1071) the land was granted to Roger de Poitou. In 1250, a market charter was granted to House of Percy#Prominent members, Henry de Percy, 7th feudal baron of Topcliffe by Henry III of England, Henry III. A market square developed and the main route through the medieval town was aligned on an east–west direction, from Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most I Ryden By Rybbesdale
"Most I ryden by Rybbesdale" ('If I were to ride through Ribblesdale'), also titled "The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale", is an anonymous late-13th or early-14th century Middle English lyric poem.Fein, ed. 2014. The text forms part of the collection known as the Harley Lyrics (MS. Harley 2253, f. 66v). Summary In this secular lyric the which the speaker lists and describes the various parts of his lady (excepting one) in a literary blason.Millett, ed. 2003. See also * In a fryht as Y con fare fremede * A wayle whyt ase whalles bon * Lenten ys come with love to toune * In May hit murgeth when hit dawes * Geoffrey of Vinsauf * Gwerful Mechain Gwerful Mechain (fl. 1460–1502), is the only female medieval Welsh poet from whom a substantial body of work is known to have survived. She is known for her erotic poetry, in which she praised the vulva among other things. Life Gwerful Mech ... References Sources * * Further reading * * * {{Authority control Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ribble
The River Ribble runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It starts close to the Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire, and is one of the few that start in the Yorkshire Dales and flow westwards towards the Irish Sea (the Dee in Dentdale and the Twiss in Kingsdale being notable others). Etymology The name ''Ribble'' may be a Brittonic compound-formation. The second element is the noun ''*pol'', with connotations including "puddle, pond, upland-stream" ( Welsh ''pwll''). The first is ''rö-'', an intensive prefix, with nouns meaning "great" (Welsh ''rhy-'', Cornish re-). Ribble may once have been known as ''*Bremetonā-'', underlying the name ''Bremetenacum'', the Roman fort at Ribchester. Involved here is the Brittonic root ''*breμ–'', meaning "roaring" (cf. Welsh ''brefu''), as observed at the river-names Breamish in Northumberland, Braan in Scotland and Brefi in Wales. History Neolithic to Saxon finds from along the River Ribble during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langcliffe
Langcliffe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, in England. It lies to the north of Settle, North Yorkshire, Settle and east of Giggleswick. The River Ribble runs along the west of the village. Langcliffe lies within one of eight regions covered by the Yorkshire Dales National Park, established in 1954. This covers an area of in the counties of North Yorkshire and Cumbria and straddles the central Pennines in the north of England. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven District, Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. History Prehistoric Langcliffe Scar is marked by numerous ancient circular-banked enclosures, cairns and quarries. The early settlement was nearer to the foot of the scar than it is now, in a field called Pesbers by the lane to Winskill. The Manor In 1086 the ''Domesday Book'', in folio 331V, records that the lord of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribblehead Viaduct
The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle railway across Batty Moss in the Ribble Valley at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. The viaduct, built by the Midland Railway, is north-west of Skipton and south-east of Kendal. It is a Grade II* listed structure. Ribblehead Viaduct is the longest and the third tallest structure on the Settle–Carlisle line. The viaduct was designed by John Sydney Crossley, chief engineer of the Midland Railway, who was responsible for the design and construction of all major structures along the line. The viaduct was necessitated by the challenging terrain of the route. Construction began in late 1869. It necessitated a large workforce, up to 2,300 men, most of whom lived in shanty towns set up near its base. Over 100 men lost their lives during its construction. The Settle to Carlisle line was the last main railway in Britain to be constructed primarily with manual labour. By the end of 1874, the last sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribble Way
The Ribble way is a long-distance walk between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park largely following the course of the River Ribble. The route begins in Longton, Lancashire, Longton and ends at the source of the Ribble at Gayle Moor near Ribblehead, it is around in length. The route passes through a variety of landscapes including tidal marsh, open moorland and limestone gorges. It begins to the south of the Ribble estuary, the route then runs through Preston, Lancashire, Preston and on to the historic town of Clitheroe. Next it heads up into the Pennines to reach its source on remote Cam Fell. History The idea of opening a walk along the Ribble called the Ribble Way was first suggested back in 1967 at the inaugural meeting of the Preston and Fylde branch of the Ramblers' Association. ''The Guardian'' reported in 1972 that the Ramblers Association were planning Britain's first riverside long footpath called the Ribble Way. At that time, the route being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
