Yockenthwaite

Yockenthwaite

Yockenthwaite
Yockenthwaite
 Yockenthwaite shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSD905790
Civil parishBuckden
DistrictCraven
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentSkipton and Ripon
List of places
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England
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Coordinates: 54°12′24″N 2°08′50″W / 54.20665°N 2.14714°W / 54.20665; -2.14714

Yockenthwaite is a hamlet in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies in the Langstrothdale valley in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Yockenthwaite is 20 miles north of Skipton and 8 miles south of Hawes.

Yockenthwaite lies on the north bank of the River Wharfe. It is better known than may be expected because a children's television character from The Rottentrolls takes its name from the hamlet.

Yockenthwaite stone circle

Yockenthwaite Stone Circle

Ancient stones arranged in a circle, thought to be the kerbstones of a ring cairn,[1] can be seen near Yockenthwaite.

References

  1. ↑ David Raven (2004). "Yockenthwaite - Stone Circle". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 2007-07-03.

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