Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station

Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 47 miles 40 chains (76.4 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern.

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Three Peaks Race

The Three Peaks Race is a fell race held annually on the last weekend in April, starting and finishing in Horton in Ribblesdale. The course traverses the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The present distance is about 23 miles (37 km). The first known circuits undertaken by athletes, as distinct from walkers, were not made until the winter of 1948/49. Three Leeds climbers, Des Birch, Jack Bloor and Arthur Dolphin, who were also members of Harehills Harriers, completed the course in times varying from 4:27 to 5:20, with Des Birch setting the first record at 4:27. The first race was organised by Preston Harriers and took place in 1954 and it was thought that there was a good chance of Des Birch's time being beaten. The conditions for the race were reasonably good but with a strong easterly wind making it feel cold. The start was at the Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale, with six runners taking part. Ingleborough was climbed first, where the competitors were bunched together after 27 minutes, followed by Pen-y-ghent which was reached by the leader Fred Bagley in 1:48, one minute ahead of Stan Bradshaw. At the summit of the final peak, Whernside, Bagley's time of 3:28 gave him a lead of 12 minutes over Bradshaw, and the former returned to the Hill Inn with a total time of 3:48. Bradshaw finished in 4:06 and the third finisher was Alf Case in 5:02. From 1964 onwards, the event was organised by the Three Peaks Race Association and in 1975 the race venue was transferred from Chapel-le-Dale to Horton in Ribblesdale. The shortest time for completion of any version of the race is 2:29:53 seconds, set by Jeff Norman in 1974. However, the route has changed multiple times since then, with alterations leading to a longer or a more difficult course being made in 1975, 1983 and 1987. In 1981 the race was postponed due to heavy snowfall and took place in October. The 2001 edition was cancelled due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The 2020 race was cancelled and the 2021 edition postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 5th World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge was incorporated into the 2008 race. A women's race has been run since 1979.

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Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross

The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is an annual cyclo-cross event over the Yorkshire three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, in Yorkshire, England. It is organised by Bradford Racing Cycling Club on the last weekend of September.

Ribblesdale

Ribblesdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire. Towns and villages in Ribblesdale (downstream, from north to south) include Selside, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Stainforth, Langcliffe, Giggleswick, Settle, Long Preston and Hellifield. Below Hellifield (sometimes below Settle) the valley of the river is generally known as the Ribble Valley. Ribblesdale is the setting of the medieval Harley lyric "Most I ryden by Rybbesdale" ('If I were to ride through Ribblesdale'). Above Settle the dale is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a popular tourist area, particularly for walking. The Yorkshire Three Peaks rise to the east and west of the dale. The Ribble Way runs the length of the dale. At the head of the dale is the Ribblehead Viaduct, crossed by the Settle to Carlisle railway which runs through the dale. Quarrying has been an important industry within the dale, and three quarries are still being worked; Arcow and Dry Rigg quarries produce gritstone (greywacke), and Horton Quarry produces limestone. The dale was historically in 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 Oswald's Church, Horton in Ribblesdale

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Horton in Ribblesdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the nave survives. Most of the remainder of the building is 15th century, but the church was heavily restored from 1823 to 1825, with the north aisle being rebuilt. Between 1879 and 1880, the roofing of the aisles was altered, so they now follow the same slope as the nave roof. The church was grade I listed in 1958, and the doorway was restored in 1980. Although the church is now dedicated to Saint Oswald of Northumbria, it was formerly dedicated to Saint Thomas Becket. The church is built of stone with a lead roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with north and south chapels, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, and a west entrance with a moulded surround, a pointed arch and a hood mould, above which is a three-light Perpendicular window, a small trefoil window, two-light bell openings, a string course, and an embattled parapet. The porch is gabled and has a segmental-arched entrance, and the doorway is Norman, with zigzag decoration. The font is also Norman, with a zigzag decoration.