Arncliffe (Yorkshire)
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Arncliffe is a small village in North Yorkshire, England. See also Arncliffe for the identically named suburb of Sydney, Australia.
Arncliffe is the largest of Littondale's four settlements. Littondale is a small side valley of Upper Wharfedale beyond Kilnsey and its famous crag.
Situated on a gravel delta above the flood-plain of the River Skirfare, Arncliffe's houses, cottages, and other buildings face in towards a large and luxurious green, and outwards to green hillsides etched with limestone scars. A barn to the north of the green is a good example of the local style, with an unusual entrance, and a datestone of 1677.
Behind the village buildings are several small crofts, nearly one to each house, and beyond these, limestone walls climb the surrounding hills separating higher fields. St Oswald's church lies close to the river a little North of the village, and the road up the dale crosses the river past Bridge End where Charles Kingsley stayed, and Old Cores, built in 1650, whose gabled porch has a 3-light window somewhat characteristic of late 17th-century houses in this area of the dales. A narrow, winding road climbs steeply southwards from the village, across the fells towards Malham. Paths also go towards Kettlewell and Starbotton.
External links
Photos (http://www.skiptonweb.co.uk/gallery/gallery.asp?town=Arncliffe)