Satron Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.3753°N -2.0936°W
Official Name:Satron
Static Image:Satron, North Yorkshire.jpg
Static Image Caption:Looking from Gunnerside across the River Swale to Satron
Civil Parish:Muker
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Richmond (Yorks)
Post Town:RICHMOND
Postcode District:DL11
Postcode Area:DL
Dial Code:01748
Os Grid Reference:SD940977

Satron is a hamlet in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 11NaN1 south west of Gunnerside[1] on the opposite bank of the River Swale. It is in the civil parish of Muker,[2] but used to be in the ancient parish of Grinton.[3]

The hamlet is on the south Bank of the River Swale and nestles on the northern edge of the B6270, the Kirkby Stephen to Downholme road through Swaledale.[4]

The name of the village derives from Old Norse 'saetr' (summer pasture)[5] from when Upper Swaledale was settled by the Norse peoples to graze cattle and sheep.[6]

South of the hamlet is Satron Moor, which used to be worked for minerals as with much of the Upper Swaledale area. The waters were collected on the moor and used to 'hush' the minerals out. The water was then allowed to flow into Oxnop Beck. Mining ceased about 1870.[7] Satron Moor is designated as a SSSI.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central Area . OL 30. 2016. 1:50,000 . Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 9780319263358 .
  2. Web site: Area: Muker (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 10 April 2017. 14 April 2008.
  3. Web site: GENUKI: Grinton Supplementary. www.genuki.org.uk. 10 April 2017.
  4. Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley . OL 19. 2016. 1:50,000 . Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 9780319263341.
  5. Web site: Satron. gunnerside.info. 10 April 2017.
  6. Book: Simpson. Barclay. Richmonds of the world.. 2013. Paragon Publishing. 978-1-78222-108-1. 156. A guide to Richmond, North Yorkshire history.
  7. Book: Scholes. Ron. Yorkshire Dales. 2006. Landmark. Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 1843062097. 142. 2.
  8. Web site: Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI - SATRON MOOR (027). naturalengland.org.uk. 10 April 2017.