Janet’s Foss
Janet's Foss is a small waterfall near the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gordale Scar and Malham National Park Visitor Centre.
Gordale Scar
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile north-east of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high. Gordale Scar is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Janet’s Foss.
Malham National Park Visitor Centre
Tourism office
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malham National Park Visitor Centre is a tourism office, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Janet’s Foss.
Lister Arms
Hotel
Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lister Arms is a historic public house in Malham, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The inn was built in 1723, while in the early 19th century it was heightened, and the windows were altered. Lister Arms is situated 3,700 feet west of Janet’s Foss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malham Cove and Hanlith.
Malham Cove
Locality
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Hanlith
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hanlith is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of Malham Cove.
Kirkby Malham
Village
Kirkby Malham is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales it lies 6 miles east of Settle. Kirkby Malham is situated 2 miles southwest of Janet’s Foss.
Janet’s Foss
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Malham, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.06582° or 54° 3′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.13617° or 2° 8′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C6V3V87+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 12867574OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=waterfallOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q37283
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Western Panjabi—“Janet’s Foss” goes by many names.
- German: “Janet’s Foss”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار جانتز فوس”
- Mazanderani: “جانتز فوس ئوشار”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Janet’s Foss”
- Persian: “آبشار جانتز فوس”
- Persian: “ابشار جانتز فوس”
- Tajik: “Обшори Ҷанет Фосс”
- Tajik: “Ҷанет Фосс”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Ҷанет Фосс”
- Urdu: “جینتز فوس آبشار”
- Western Panjabi: “جینتز فوس آبشار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Janet’s Cave and Janet’s Foss.
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