Colsterdale

Colsterdale
Colsterdale is located in North Yorkshire
Colsterdale
Colsterdale
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE130813
Civil parish
  • Colsterdale
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRIPON
Postcode districtHG4
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°13′39″N 1°48′08″W / 54.227500°N 1.802100°W / 54.227500; -1.802100

Colsterdale is the valley of the River Burn, a tributary of the River Ure, in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It gives its name to a hamlet and civil parish in the upper part of the dale, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Masham. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 20 in 2010.[1] The lower part of the dale around the hamlet of Gollinglith Foot is in the civil parish of Healey. The area is in Harrogate district.

One of the Colsterdale towers

Although Colsterdale is not in Nidderdale, it lies within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Colsterdale is part of the privately owned Swinton Estate.

The Colsterdale towers are towers built between 1895 and 1911 to conduct surveys.

  1. ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.