Winterburn Reservoir

Winterburn Reservoir is located near the village of Winterburn in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was constructed between 1885 and 1893 by Leeds civil engineers Henry Rofe and Edward Filliter to help maintain levels on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The cost of construction was estimated at £45,000. Its capacity is 281,504,000 imperial gallons (1.27974×109 L; 338,072,000 US gal) and covers an area of 39.17 acres (15.85 ha) In order to maintain the water levels of Winterburn and Eshton Beck, there is a compensation scheme. Around 1.1×106 imperial gallons; 1.3×106 US gallons (5×106 L) of water are discharged per day. The amount of compensation water is measured in the gauge house below the reservoir and further downstream at Holme Bridge lock, Gargrave. In order to maintain the aquatic life in the reservoir, this is monitored daily, and in times of drought the water discharged into Winterburn Beck is reduced.

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Winterburn Chapel

Winterburn Chapel is a historic building in Winterburn, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a mediaeval chapel in Winterburn, but it did not survive the English Reformation. In the mid 17th century, an independent congregation was established, meeting in the houses of John Hey and Richard Mitchell. In 1677, the first Nonconformist ordination in Yorkshire took place there. A few years later, a Mrs Lambert founded a dedicated Presbyterian chapel, intended to serve local miners. Oliver Heywood preached many of his earliest sermons in the chapel. The chapel was restored in 1862, when a vestry was added at the west end, at which time it was a Congregationalist chapel. There were further alterations in the 20th century. It was grade II listed in 1954, at which time it was serving as an Anglican chapel of ease to St Andrew's Church, Gargrave. It has since been converted into a house. The building is constructed of rendered stone, with eaves modillions and a stone slate roof. It has one storey and five bays. The central entrance has a chamfered surround and a Tudor arched lintel, and the outer bays contain double-chamfered mullioned windows. At the west end is the gabled former vestry. Before conversion, it contained seven rows of box pews.

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Winterburn

Winterburn is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south west of Grassington. Winterburn Reservoir is located about a mile from the village, which is situated on Winterburn Beck, the reservoir's outlet. Friars Head Hall lies in the village, on a site formerly occupied by a grange of Furness Abbey. 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.

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Rylstone railway station

Rylstone railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Rylstone in North Yorkshire, England. It was built by the Yorkshire Dales Railway and operated by the Midland Railway. The station opened on 29 July 1902 with a station building that was to the same design as most of the stations on the Derwent Valley Light Railway. The station had just one platform with a through line, with a goods shed and cattle dock to the east side, and a passing loop to the north of the station. The LMS closed the station to passengers in 1930, but special 'tourist trains' ran to Grassington & Threshfield via Rylstone up until 11 August 1969. Rylstone station has been demolished, but the line is still open to Swinden Quarry.

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Hetton, North Yorkshire

Hetton is a small Dales village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 5.75 miles (9.25 km) north of Skipton by the B6265 road. It is the largest settlement in the parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley. The population of the former civil parish of Hetton taken at the 2011 Census was 155.

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