Appletreewick

Appletreewick
Village street, Appletreewick
Appletreewick is located in North Yorkshire
Appletreewick
Appletreewick
Location within North Yorkshire
Population218 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE049601
• London190 miles (306 km)
Civil parish
  • Appletreewick
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKIPTON
Postcode districtBD23
Dialling code01756
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°02′13″N 1°55′18″W / 54.03694°N 1.92167°W / 54.03694; -1.92167

Appletreewick is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-east of Skipton, 7 miles (11 km) from Skipton railway station and 16 miles (25.7 km) from Leeds Bradford International Airport.

Appletreewick is in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, a popular place for visitors, especially in the summer months, on the banks of the River Wharfe.[2]

The civil parish includes the hamlet of Skyreholme and the western end of the village of Greenhow.[3] The parish also includes Parcevall Hall, Stump Cross Caverns, the eastern part of Grimwith Reservoir and extensive areas of moorland north and east of the village. Barden Fell is a grouse moor belonging to the Bolton Abbey Estate, and Simon's Seat is a prominent rock outcrop to the north of Barden Fell. The civil parish had a population of 218 at the 2011 Census.[1]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Appletreewick Parish (1170216719)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ Start, Daniel (28 May 2016). "Hidden beauty spots in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Appletreewick, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.