Healaugh (pronounced "hee-law") is a small village in the

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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, in Swaledale in the

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. part of the county of

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, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of

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, it is now administered by the unitary

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. The name ''Healaugh'' is derived from a Saxon word (''Heah'') meaning a ''high-level forest clearing''. The village is small, with no amenities except a stone trough fed by a hillside stream, and the village

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. The latter is unusually well endowed, with a carpet, waste paper bin, ash tray, directories and fresh flowers. Visitors may leave a donation. On 5 July 2014, the

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Stage 1 from

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passed through the village.

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Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Swaledale {{Richmondshire-geo-stub

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