Malham Moor
Malham Moor is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Its population was estimated at 70 in 2015. It has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham, Kirkby Malham and Hanlith.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 46 residents
- Description: civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Malham Moor (civil parish), North Yorkshire” and “Malham Moor, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Malham Tarn and Fountains Fell Tarn.
Malham Tarn
Lake
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Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The lake is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe.
Fountains Fell Tarn
Pond
Fountains Fell Tarn, is an upland lake between the two peaks of Fountains Fell, in North Yorkshire, England. The tarn is close to the Pennine Way, some 4.3 miles north west of Malham Tarn, and 4.3 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale. Fountains Fell Tarn is situated 2 miles northwest of Malham Moor.
Fountains Fell
Peak
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Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit has a height of 668 metres and a relative height or topographic prominence of 243 metres and thus qualifies as a Marilyn. Fountains Fell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Malham Moor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malham and Malham Cove.
Malham
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Malham is a village in North Yorkshire set in karstic scenery: its best-known feature is the cliff of Malham Cove. In 2021 its population was just over 200, which includes the neighbouring smaller village of Kirkby Malham.
Malham Cove
Locality
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Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation 0.6 miles north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. Malham Cove is situated 2½ miles south of Malham Moor.
Arncliffe
Village
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Arncliffe is a small village and civil parish in Littondale, one of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Littondale is a small valley beside Upper Wharfedale, 3 miles beyond Kilnsey and its famous crag. Arncliffe is situated 3½ miles northeast of Malham Moor.
Malham Moor
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Malham Moor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Malham Moor”
- French: “Malham Moor”
- Irish: “Malham Moor”
- Polish: “Malham Moor”
- Swedish: “Malham Moor”
- Turkish: “Malham Moor”
- “Malham Moor”
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