Nidd Head

Nidd Head is a spring in Kettlewell with Starbotton, Craven District, England. Nidd Head is situated near Hem Gill Shaw, as well as near the peak Great Whernside.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Great Whernside and Hunters Stone.

Great Whernside

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Whernside is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with Whernside, some 17 miles to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell.

Hunters Stone

Historic site

Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hunters Stone is a historic site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Nidd Head.

Angram Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Angram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir. Angram Reservoir is situated 2 miles east of Nidd Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettlewell and Woodale.

Kettlewell

Village

Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.

Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Grassington, at the point where Wharfedale is joined by a minor road which leads north-east from the village over Park Rash Pass to Coverdale. Great Whernside rises to the east. Kettlewell is situated 3 miles southwest of Nidd Head.

Woodale

Hamlet

Woodale is a hamlet in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies in the civil parish of Carlton Highdale in the county of North Yorkshire. The River Cover flows nearby. Woodale is situated 3 miles northeast of Nidd Head.

Starbotton

Village

Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Starbotton is a village of around 60 houses in Upper Wharfedale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, by the River Wharfe. Starbotton is situated 3 miles west of Nidd Head.

Nidd Head

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Kettlewell with Starbotton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.173° or 54° 10′ 23″ north

Longitude

-1.99758° or 1° 59′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C6W52F2+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 344291561

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hem Gill Shaw and old mining ?.

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Places to explore: East Scale Lodge and East Scale Park.

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