River Skirfare
River Skirfare is a small river in North Yorkshire, England, that flows through Littondale and ends where it joins the larger River Wharfe. The source is the confluence of Foxup Beck and Cosh Beck at the hamlet of Foxup.Photo: Frank Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Skirfare”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Conistone and Grass Wood.
St Mary’s Church, Conistone
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the village of Conistone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven and the Diocese of Leeds.
Grass Wood
Forest
Grass Wood is an ancient woodland of 88 hectares in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England, that has an exceptional ground flora of woodland wildflowers.
Druid’s Altar four poster stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Druid’s Altar four poster stone circle is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of River Skirfare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Conistone and Kilnsey.
Conistone
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Grassington, 3 miles south of Kettlewell and 12 miles north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale.
Kilnsey
Village
Kilnsey is a small village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the B6160 road, between the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell, near Arncliffe and just across the River Wharfe from Conistone.
Threshfield
Village
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns. Threshfield is situated 2½ miles south of River Skirfare.
River Skirfare
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Skirfare” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Skirfare”
- Dutch: “River Skirfare”
- Persian: “ریور اسکیرفر”
- Swedish: “River Skirfare”
- Tajik: “Ревир оскирфр”
- Welsh: “Afon Skirfare”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Long Ashes and Skirethorns.
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