Malham Moor Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.105°N -2.178°W
Official Name:Malham Moor
Type:Civil parish
Static Image:Middle House Farm above Malham - geograph.org.uk - 1095836.jpg
Static Image Caption:Farm in Malham Moor
Static Image Width:300px
Static Image 2 Name:Malham Moor UK parish locator map.svg
Static Image 2 Width:300px
Map Type:nomap
Population:70
Population Ref:(2015)
Civil Parish:Malham Moor
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:SETTLE
Postcode District:BD24
Postcode Area:BD
Os Grid Reference:SD870665

Malham Moor is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Its population was estimated at 70 in 2015.[1] It has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham, Kirkby Malham and Hanlith.[2]

There is no village in the parish. The parish includes scattered farms and houses, Malham Tarn and large areas of moorland, including Fountains Fell. The upland area identified on Ordnance Survey maps as Malham Moor lies outside the parish, to the east. It is north west of Threshfield along Malham Moor Lane. Its summit is at 411m.

Malham Moor was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malham in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] It became a civil parish in 1866,[4] and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Yorkshire County Council. Population Estimates. 2015. 30 October 2017. In the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Malham and not counted separately.
  2. Web site: Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council. malhamdale.com. 4 February 2016.
  3. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/KirkbyMalhamdale/more Genuki website
  4. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10444871 Vision of Britain website