Lothersdale - Izeria

Lothersdale is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, near Skipton and within the triangle formed by Skipton, Cross Hills and Colne. It is a small community of about 200 houses but local amenities include a park, church, pub, village hall, and primary school. The Pennine Way runs through it.

The Parish Council has five elected members and meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except for August) at 7.30 p.m. It decides on the amount of local taxes (the precept), planning applications, and numerous other issues pertaining to local life. Until 1974 it was part 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. No house in the village is connected to mains gas or water and it has limited mobile and broadband connection. This has had the effect of limiting the amount of development that has taken place and gives the village an unspoilt atmosphere. It has also caused conflict for more than 25 years over the ownership rights of water from various springs. The village boasts a recreation ground which includes woodland walks, the village beck, bird-hide, picnic areas, a football pitch, a multi-use games area and a new children's playground. The village pub is the Hare and Hounds. It serves hot food and real ales. The village hall is a popular venue for parties, concerts, dances, whist drives and other social events. In recent years the village has held an annual 'Party in the Park' in the recreation ground. On the site of a former lime and baryte quarry is Raygill Lakes, which was the first site studied by the Yorkshire Geological Society in 1875. Mammalian and marine fossils were discovered here. The village has good rail connections (two miles away in Cononley) to Leeds, Bradford and London, about three hours by rail from Skipton. Access to Manchester is via the M65 motorway at Colne. The primary school was ranked by Ofsted as "Outstanding" in 2014.

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Dale End Mill

Dale End Mill, also known as Lothersdale Mill, is a historic building in Lothersdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A watermill on the site was first recorded in the 17th century. In 1792, the corn mill was purchased by Thomas Parker, and in 1795 he largely rebuilt it, doubling its size, to instead spin cotton. In 1835, the mill began spinning worsted, and in 1852 weaving sheds were constructed over the beck which powered the water wheel, along with a gas plant to provide lighting. In 1861, a larger waterwheel was installed, manufactured by James Ellison, along with a new steam engine with a boiler and chimney. The wheel is believed to be the largest indoor waterwheel ever installed in the UK and largest surviving waterwheel, 44.5 feet (13.6 m) in diameter, and generating up to 40 horsepower (30 kW). In the 1910s, the building was extended to the southwest, and in 1932 the mill was converted to run on electricity. The disused waterwheel was left in place, but ceased to rotate in the 1980s, and is mentioned on the Heritage at Risk Register as being in very poor condition. In 1983, all but the westernmost section of the mill closed, with the remainder being used for retail and warehousing. In the 2020s, it was converted into workshops and holiday accommodation. The building was grade II listed in 1988, and upgraded to grade II* in 2015. The mill buildings are in stone with roofs of stone slate with some glazing. They consist of three blocks, weaving sheds, a waterwheel house containing a large waterwheel, and a chimney 90 feet (27 m) high. The waterwheel has a mixture of timber and wrought iron spokes, a development of the suspension waterwheel with some spokes in tension and others in compression. It was designed to work in tandem with the steam engine, each regulating the other. The remains of an economiser are also visible inside. The west range includes mid-Victorian fittings and has an internal window to provide a view of the workroom.

Christ Church, Lothersdale

Christ Church is the parish church of Lothersdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Lothersdale was historically in the parishes of St Mary's Church, Carleton-in-Craven and St Andrew's Church, Kildwick. William Cavendish donated an acre of land for the construction of a parish church. The building was designed by R. D. Chantrell and was completed in 1838. It could seat 320 worshippers, and in 1851 typically had around 100 adult worshippers each Sunday. A chancel was added in 1884, and the building was grade II listed in 1988. The church is built of stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a chancel, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, a south doorway, two-light bell openings, and an embattled parapet with crocketed pinnacles. Inside, there are some low box pews and an octagonal font.

Stone Gappe

Stone Gappe is an 18th-century house in Lothersdale, North Yorkshire, England; it is a Grade II* listed building.

Staincliffe Wapentake

Staincliffe, also known as Staincliff, was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The wapentake was named from a place called Staincliffe, now lost, in Bank Newton, not to be confused with Staincliffe near Dewsbury. Staincliffe was presumably where the wapentake originally met, although in the 12th century it met at Flasby. The wapentake was split into two divisions. The East Division included the ancient parishes of Barnoldswick, Bracewell, Broughton, Burnsall, Carleton, Gargrave, Hebden, Keighley, Kettlewell, Kildwick, Linton, Marton in Craven, Skipton, Thornton in Craven and parts of Arncliffe and Addingham. The West Division included the parishes of Bolton by Bowland, Giggleswick, Gisburn, Kirkby Malhamdale, Long Preston, Slaidburn and parts of Arncliffe, Browsholme, Mitton, and Sawley. Some parts of the Forest of Bowland attached to the Chapelry of Whitewell, were part of the Lancashire parish of Whalley in neighbouring Blackburnshire.