Malham

Malham is a village in 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.
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  • Type: Village with 162 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Malham, North Yorkshire” and “Malhamensis Vicus”
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Janet’s Foss and Malham National Park Visitor Centre.

Waterfall
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Janet's Foss is a small waterfall near the village of Malham, , England.

Tourism office
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is a tourism office.

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is a limestone ravine 1 mile north-east of Malham, , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malham Cove and Kirkby Malham.

Locality
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is a large curved limestone formation 0.6…

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the county of , England.

Hamlet
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is a small village and civil parish in the county of , England.

Malham

Latitude
54.0613° or 54° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.1529° or 2° 9′ 10″ west
Population
162
Elevation
659 feet (201 metres)
Open location code
9C6V3R6W+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5230839509
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643159
Wiki­data ID
Q1247558
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Malham” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Malham”
  • Dutch: “Malham”
  • French: “Malham”
  • German: “Malham”
  • Irish: “Malham”
  • Italian: “Malham”
  • Ladin: “Malham”
  • Latin: “Malham”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Malham”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Malham”
  • Norwegian: “Malham”
  • Persian: “ملهام”
  • Polish: “Malham”
  • Spanish: “Malham”
  • Swedish: “Malham”
  • Turkish: “Malham”
  • Western Panjabi: “مالہمڈیل”
  • “Malham”

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