Stainforth

Stainforth is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated north of Settle. Nearby there is a waterfall, Stainforth Force, where the river falls over limestone ledges into a deep, broad pool which can be accessed by walking a short way from the village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stainforth Force and St Peter’s Church, Stainforth.

Stainforth Force

Waterfall

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Stainforth Force, is a 2.5-metre high cascade waterfall on the River Ribble at Stainforth, 3 miles north of Settle in North Yorkshire, England. The waterfall is a popular tourist attraction in autumn when Atlantic salmon are migrating up the river.

St Peter’s Church, Stainforth

Church

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St Peter's Church is in the village of Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowland, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds.

Stainforth Bridge

Bridge

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Stainforth Bridge, is a 17th century, arched packhorse bridge over the River Ribble in Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. The bridge was formerly on the main packhorse road between York and Lancaster, which has been superseded by later roads.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Settle.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

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Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a village in North Yorkshire. With a population of 400 in 2021, it's set in the Yorkshire Dales beneath the "Three Peaks", and is a stopover on the Pennine Way.

Settle

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Settle is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town had a population of 2,421 in the 2001 census, increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 census.

Stainforth

Type: Locality
Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.1165° or 54° 6′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.2711° or 2° 16′ 16″ west

Elevation

1,122 feet (342 metres)

Open location code

9C6V4P8H+JH

GeoNames ID

7291498

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