| Gargrave | |
  Gargrave shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 1,427[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Dialling code | 01756 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Skipton and Ripon |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
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History and Information
Around half a mile beneath the village on a fertile plain, there are remains of a Roman Villa, called Kirk Sink. Fertility is the natural capability of giving life As a measure "Fertility Rate" is the number of children born per couple person or population Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The stones used to construct the villa were gradually removed and most likely used to make the present church which replaces it.
Due to the inequalities upon the surface, prove the villa to have been a parallelogram; 300 feet long and 180 feet wide. In Geometry, a parallelogram is a Quadrilateral with two sets of Parallel sides 70 years ago it was dug into and the frame of a tessellated pavement was discovered at that time, of which a man named Dr. A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a collection of Plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps Whitaker had seen some of the remains, influenced him to apply for permission to open the ground again.
Unfortunately the remains could not be ascertained as the church bled into the foundations, all that could be found was fragments of the pavement and remains of the mortar used to construct the villa.
The church is located just across from the Masons Arms pub in the southern half of the village.
Government
Gargrave is in the Gargrave and Malhamdale ward of the non-unitary authority, Craven District Council, and is also served by the Yorkshire County Council for local services. A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at subnational level represented by one or more councillors See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Craven is an area in North Yorkshire, England. The name Craven is Celtic ( Cumbric) in origin and is related to the Welsh word A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. For parliamentary elections Gargrave is in the Skipton and Ripon constituency. Skipton and Ripon is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Transportation
As well as sitting on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the main road through Gargrave is the very busy A65 which goes from Leeds to Kendal in the Lake District. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a Canal in the north of England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. The A65 is a major Road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. There has been a long-running campaign to have a by-pass built around the village. Gargrave railway station is on the Airedale Line with rail services to Leeds and Bradford to the east and Morecambe and Kendal to the west. Gargrave railway station serves the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire, England. The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Morecambe is a resort town within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Gargrave also has bus links to Skipton, Settle, Malham, Barnoldswick and Preston. Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a Civil parish and historic Market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, Settle is a small Market town within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Malham is a Village in Craven, North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales with a population of 120 Barnoldswick (colloquially known as Barlick) is a town and Civil parish within the West Craven area of the Pendle district of Lancashire Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble.
Leisure
Being on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and having the Pennine Way National Trail going through the village, Gargrave is a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs 429 kilometres (268 mi from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Gargrave has a busy village hall hosting art exhibitions, tea dances, snooker, lectures, indoor bowls and pantomimes. In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for Villages It functions much as a City hall does within cities
Sport
Gargrave's football club currently has an A and a B team playing in the Premier Division and Division 2 of the Craven League.
The cricket club has first and second team playing in the Craven and District Cricket League.
There is also a snooker club and a bowling club in the village as well as the Craven Lawn Tennis Club being sited there.
Since the turn of the century there is a golf society run from the masons arms public house in the village.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics (2004). Mid-2004 population estimates. statistics. gov. uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
External links
- The Leeds Liverpool Canal in Gargrave
- Genuki Homepage
- Gargrave Homepage
- Craven Football League
- Craven and District Cricket League
- Craven Lawn Tennis Club
- Masons Arms Golf Society
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