Black Banks

Black Banks is a locality in Bentham, Craven District, England. Black Banks is situated nearby to the locality Bentham Moor, as well as near the hamlet Barnoldswick.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bentham railway station and Bentham Town Hall.

Bentham railway station

Railway station

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Bentham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 19 miles east of Lancaster, serves the town of High Bentham and surrounding settlements in North Yorkshire.

Bentham Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bentham Town Hall, also known as High Bentham Town Hall, is a municipal building in Station Road, High Bentham, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The building currently accommodates Bentham Town Council but is also used as a community events venue and a tourist information office.

Burton in Lonsdale Castle

Castle

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burton in Lonsdale Castle was in the village of Burton in Lonsdale in North Yorkshire, England. The Pipe Rolls for the reign of Henry II record that the castle's garrison in 1129–1130 consisted of a knight, ten sergeants, a gatekeeper, and a watchman.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnoldswick and High Bentham.

Barnoldswick

Hamlet

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Barnoldswick is a hamlet.

High Bentham

Town

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Bentham is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village Low Bentham.