Hesleden

Hesleden is a hamlet in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies within the civil parish of Halton Gill in the county of North Yorkshire. Nether Hesleden is 1.1 miles west of Litton, and Upper Hesleden is a further 1.4 miles west, on the road from Halton Gill to Stainforth.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Hesleden, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fountains Fell and Giants’ Graves.

Fountains Fell

Peak

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Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. Fountains Fell is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hesleden.

Giants’ Graves

Archaeological site

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Giants’ Graves is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Hesleden.

Plover Hill

Peak

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Plover Hill is an area of moorland lying to the north… Plover Hill is situated 2½ miles west of Hesleden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foxup and Yockenthwaite.

Foxup

Hamlet

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Foxup is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Foxup is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hesleden.

Yockenthwaite

Hamlet

Yockenthwaite is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Yockenthwaite is situated 3 miles north of Hesleden.

Deepdale

Hamlet

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Deepdale is a hamlet in Langstrothdale in the Yorkshire Dales in the north of England. Deepdale is situated 3 miles north of Hesleden.

Hesleden

Category: locality
Location: Litton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.16735° or 54° 10′ 3″ north

Longitude

-2.17423° or 2° 10′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C6V5R8G+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Hesleden” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Hesleden, North Yorkshire”
Irish: “Hesleden”
Polish: “Hesleden (North Yorkshire)”
Polish: “Hesleden”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Litton and Halton Gill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Little Pasture and Near West Field.

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