Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE

HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE, a village and a parish in Settle district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Ribble, under Penygant mountain, 6 miles N by W of Settle r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Horton, under Settle. The parish contains also the hamlets of Birkwith, Studfield, and Thornes. Acres, 18, 970. Real property, £6, 454. Pop., 417. Houses, 84. The property is divided among a few. The surface is, to a large extent, moor and mountain; includes parts of the magnificent heights of Penygant, Ingleborough, and Whernside; abounds in picturesque and romantic scenery; and contains many chasms, caves, and other striking natural features. The rocks are chiefly limestone; and a blue flag slate is quarried. The living. is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £127.* Patron, the Bishop of Ripon. The church is Norman; is supposed to have been built in the time of Stephen; and consists of nave and transept, with porch and low tower. A grammar school has £1 60 a year from endowment; and other charities have £60.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Horton in Ribblesdale CP/AP       Settle RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Horton in Ribblesdale

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