Ingleton, North YorkshireIngleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is 17 miles (27 km) from Kendal and 17 miles (27 km) from Lancaster on the western side of the Pennines. It is 9 miles (14 km) from Settle. The River Doe and the River Twiss meet to form the source of the River Greta, a tributary of the River Lune. The village is on the A65 road and at the head of the A687. The B6255 takes the south bank of the River Doe to Ribblehead and Hawes.
Ribblehead railway stationRibblehead is a railway station which serves the area of Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England, on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 247 miles 20 chains (398 km) from St Pancras (measured via Keighley, Normanton and the now-closed line through Cudworth), is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Ribblehead ViaductThe 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 28 miles (45 km) north-west of Skipton and 26 miles (42 km) 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.
North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in Northern England. It is bordered by County Durham to the north, the North Sea to the east, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the south-east, South Yorkshire to the south, West Yorkshire to the south-west, and Cumbria and Lancashire to the west. The county is the largest in England by land area, at 8,654 km2 (3,341 sq mi), and had an estimated population of 1,201,415 in 2024.
Yorkshire Dales National ParkThe Yorkshire Dales National Park is a 2,178 km2 (841 sq mi) national park in England which covers most of the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgill Fells, and the Orton Fells. The Nidderdale area of the Yorkshire Dales is not within the national park, and has instead been designated a national landscape. Most of the park is within North Yorkshire, with a sizeable area in Cumbria and a small part in Lancashire. The park was designated in 1954, and extended in 2016.
RibblesdaleRibblesdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire. Towns and villages in Ribblesdale (downstream, from north to south) include Selside, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Stainforth, Langcliffe, Giggleswick, Settle, Long Preston and Hellifield. Below Hellifield (sometimes below Settle) the valley of the river is generally known as the Ribble Valley.
River RibbleThe River Ribble is a river that flows through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It has a length of approximately 75 miles (121 kilometres) from its source near Selside in Ribblesdale to its estuary on the Irish Sea. From its source, the Ribble flows in a generally southerly direction past Settle, then turns south-west near Gisburn and flows through Clitheroe, Ribchester and Preston. Its mouth is on the Irish Sea between Lytham St Annes and Southport.
River sourceThe source or headwater of a river or stream is the geographical point of its beginning, specifically where surface runoff water begins to accumulate into a flowing channel of water. A river or stream into which one or many tributary rivers or streams flow has many headwaters, these being all of the individual headwaters of its tributaries.
EnglandCountry within the United KingdomNot to be confused with United Kingdom.England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands.
MoorlandMoorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland today generally means uncultivated hill land (such as Dartmoor in South West England), but also includes low-lying wetlands (such as Sedgemoor, also South West England).
HikingA hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have existed for a much longer time. "Hiking" is the preferred term in Canada and the United States; the term "walking" is used in these countries for shorter, particularly urban walks.
Settle–Carlisle line&Carlisle &Petteril GoodsScotbyCumwhintonCotehillArmathwaiteArmathwaite TunnelBaron Wood Tunnel No 2Baron Wood Tunnel No 1Lazonby & KirkoswaldLazonby TunnelLittle SalkeldLangwathbyWaste Bank TunnelCulgaith TunnelCulgaithNew BigginBritish Gypsum Works, Kirkby ThoreLong MartonAppleby JunctionsAppleby EastApplebyEden Valley RailwayOrmside ViaductOrmsideHelm TunnelCrosby GarrettCrosby Garrett TunnelEden Valley RailwayScandal BeckSmardale ViaductKirkby Stephen EastKirkby StephenBirkett TunnelAis Gill SummitShotlock Hill TunnelLunds ViaductMoorcock TunnelDandry Mire/Moorcock ViaductGarsdaleRise Hill TunnelDentArten Gill ViaductDent Head ViaductBlea Moor TunnelRibblehead ViaductRibbleheadRibblehead sidingHorton-in-RibblesdaleHorton QuarryStone quarries, Arcow & Dry RiggStainforth TunnelSettleSettle JunctionThe Settle–Carlisle line (also known as the Settle and Carlisle (S&C)) is a 73-mile-long (117 km) main railway line in northern England.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.