Bell Busk railway station

Bell Busk railway station served the hamlet of Bell Busk in North Yorkshire, England. It was located on the Leeds to Morecambe Line between Gargrave and Hellifield, 32+3⁄4 miles (53 km) north of Leeds.

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Bell Busk

Bell Busk is a hamlet situated in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is located at the southern end of Malhamdale where the nascent River Aire meets Otterburn Beck. The village is 7 miles (11 km) north west of Skipton and used to have a railway station on the line linking Skipton and Hellifield. Historical industries in the hamlet consisted of a cotton mill that became a silk mill, with quarrying prevalent also. Tourism became the leading industry in the 20th century.

Aire Gap

Aire Gap is a pass through the Pennines in England formed by geologic faults and carved out by glaciers. The term is used to describe a geological division, a travel route, or a location that is an entry into the Aire river valley.

St Peter's Church, Coniston Cold

St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Coniston Cold, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was designed in the Early English by George Webster, on land donated by James Braithwaite Garforth. It was completed in 1846 and dedicated in 1847, and was soon given its own parish. This survived until 1987, when it was placed in the parish of St Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham. The church was Grade II listed in 1989. In 2008, it was moved back into the parish of Gargrave. The church is built of stone, with a stone slate roof. It consists of a single cell with four bays, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with three stages and a south doorway. The top stage is splayed to become octagonal, it contains small louvred bell openings, and is surmounted by a short octagonal spire. There are buttresses between the bays, and angle buttresses on the corners and the tower. Inside, there is a triple-decker pulpit, and under the tower there is a small organ gallery. There is a braced king post roof, and the glass is clear latticework.

Coniston Cold

Coniston Cold is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Skipton along the A65. It was historically part of the Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. St Peter's Church, Coniston Cold, was built in 1846. According to the 2001 UK census, Coniston Cold parish had a population of 186, increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census.