Stainforth Force Explained

Stainforth Force
Stainforth Foss
Ribble Falls
Location:Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England
Watercourse:River Ribble
Type:Cascade

Stainforth Force (also known as Stainforth Foss and Ribble Falls), is a 2.5m (08.2feet) high cascade waterfall on the River Ribble at Stainforth, 3miles north of Settle in North Yorkshire, England. The waterfall is a popular tourist attraction in autumn when Atlantic salmon are migrating up the river.

Description

Stainforth Force is a small cascade waterfall located near to the village of Stainforth, about south of Stainforth Bridge,[1] and some 3miles north of Settle, in North Yorkshire.[2] The partially eroded rock that the water travels over here is the Chapel House Limestone, which has been exposed by a small anticline.[3] However, to make the way for migrating salmon easier, the Yorkshire Dales National Park carved the rock "..in an inconspicuous way.."

In autumn the spot is a popular tourist attraction on account of the Atlantic salmon leaping up the falls to reach the spawning grounds upriver.[4] [5] The plunge pool below the last fall, described as being "..a dark, [and] sinister-looking pool..", is popular with wild swimmers, and the site is also a popular stopping point on the Ribble Way.[6] [7] [8] The site was also said to have been a favoured location of Edward Elgar, who visited his friend Dr Buck who was living in Settle at the time.[9] [10] A picture of Elgar standing on the bridge is said to have been up on Elgar's wall at his house.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson . Thomas . Haworth . Charles . A pictorial handbook to the valley of the Ribble . 1882 . Haworth & Johnson . Blackburn . 148. 25351581.
  2. News: Himelfield . David . 10 beautiful Yorkshire walks which are better when it's raining - Wet weather doesn't always spoil a good ramble as these White Rose belters demonstrate . 27 February 2022 . infoweb.newsbank.com . 16 August 2020. subscription.
  3. Book: Murray . D. W. . The limestone and dolomite resources of the country around Settle and Malham, North Yorkshire : with notes on the hard rock resources of the Horton-in-Ribblesdale area : description of parts of 1:50,000 geological sheets 50 and 60 . 1983 . Institute of Geological Sciences, Natural Environment Research Council . London . 0118843265 . 7.
  4. Web site: Stainforth Force . yorkshiredales.org.uk . 26 February 2022.
  5. News: Newton . Grace . Crowds gather at Stainforth Force in the Yorkshire Dales to catch sight of incredible salmon migration spectacle . 26 February 2022 . The Yorkshire Post . 14 October 2020.
  6. Book: Scholes . Ron . Yorkshire Dales. . 2006 . Landmark . Ashbourne . 1843062097 . 66 . 3.
  7. Web site: Stainforth Foss . settle.org.uk . 26 February 2022.
  8. News: Turner . Janice . Wild Swimming . The Times . 73466 . 8 May 2021 . Weekend . 8. 0140-0460.
  9. News: Quantrill. Tim. A walk in spectacular scenery . 27 February 2022 . Craven Herald . 10 October 2014.
  10. News: Tumbling waters of Yorkshire Dales fall inspired composer Elgar . 27 February 2022 . The Yorkshire Post . 6 August 2018.
  11. Book: Mitchell . W. R. . The story of the Yorkshire Dales . 1999 . Phillimore . Chichester . 1860770886 . 71.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Stainforth Force".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.