Clapham
Clapham is a village in North Yorkshire, with a population of roughly 600. It's set in the limestone scenery of the Dales, and its main attractions are Ingleborough show cave and the cave complex of Gaping Gill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Clapham, North Yorkshire”
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clapham railway station and St James’ Church, Clapham.
Clapham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Avocet, Public domain.
Clapham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 48 miles north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire.
St James’ Church, Clapham
Church
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St James' Church is the parish church of Clapham, North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally constructed in the 15th century. Other than the tower, it was rebuilt in 1814, and in 1899 a south porch was added and some of the windows were altered.
Ingleborough Cave
Cave
Photo: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ingleborough Cave is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire, England, adjacent to where the water from Gaping Gill resurges. That part of the cave that is open to the public follows a fossil gallery for some 500 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keasden and Wharfe.
Keasden
Hamlet
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Keasden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Clapham-cum-Newby, in the county of North Yorkshire, in the north-western England. It is about 2 miles to the south west of the village of Clapham and about 5 miles to the east of Bentham.
Wharfe
Hamlet
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. Wharfe is situated 2½ miles east of Clapham.
Eldroth
Hamlet
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Eldroth is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Lawkland, some 3.25 miles west of Settle, on a stream which is one of the tributaries of the River Wenning. Eldroth is situated 2½ miles southeast of Clapham.
Clapham
- Category: locality
- Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1174° or 54° 7′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.3922° or 2° 23′ 32″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Open location code
9C6V4J85+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 29915136OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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