Nidderdale
Nidderdale, historically also known as Netherdale, is one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows east from its source, then south underground for 2 miles and then south-east along the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Chad and How Stean Gorge.
Church of St Chad
Church
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The Church of St Chad is a grade II listed structure in the village of Middlesmoor, in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. The church was built in 1866 to replace an earlier chapel on the site, and prior to a burial ground being consecrated, funerals and burials had to take place at Kirkby Malzeard, under which ecclesiastical parish the church fell under.
How Stean Gorge
How Stean Gorge is a limestone gorge in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It forms a unit of the Upper Nidderdale Site of Special Scientific Interest.Scar House Reservoir
Reservoir
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Scar House Reservoir is the second of the three reservoirs in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others are Angram Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir. Scar House Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northwest of Nidderdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middlesmoor and Stean.
Middlesmoor
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middlesmoor is a small hill village at the head of Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Middlesmoor is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Stonebeck Up, historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard.
Stean
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stean is a small village in upper Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles north of Pateley Bridge. The village is located on Stean Beck, a tributary of the River Nidd.
Lofthouse
Village
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lofthouse is a small village in Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England about a mile south of Middlesmoor. It is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Fountains Earth.
Nidderdale
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,050 feet
- Description: valley in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Nidderdale” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Нидердале”
- Cebuano: “Nidderdale”
- Dutch: “Nidderdale”
- German: “Nidderdale”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nidderdale AONB”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nidderdale”
- Norwegian: “Nidderdale”
- Swedish: “Nidderdale”
- Western Panjabi: “نڈرڈیل”
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