River Skirfare

River Skirfare is a small river in North Yorkshire, England, that flows through Littondale and ends where it joins the larger River Wharfe. The source is the confluence of Foxup Beck and Cosh Beck at the hamlet of Foxup. The name is of Old Norse origin, from skírr "bright" or "clear" and far "river-course".

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Kilnsey

Kilnsey is a small village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the B6160 road, between the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell, near Arncliffe and just across the River Wharfe from Conistone. The village is 12 miles (19 km) north of Skipton and 3 miles (5 km) south of Kettlewell.

Kilnsey Old Hall

Kilnsey Old Hall is a historic building in Kilnsey, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In the Mediaeval period, the site was owned by Fountains Abbey, who operated a grange there. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it was sold to the Yorke family, who in the 17th century sold it to Christopher Wade. In 1648, he constructed a new house on the site, now the Old Hall. The Wade family sold the house in 1693, and by 1745 it had been let to a tenant. In about 1800, it was converted into a farm outbuilding, and in 1805 it was described as "fast becoming a ruin". However, it was reroofed, and survived, with cattle stalls added to the ground floor in the 20th century. In 1998, it was purchased and restored, partly funded through operational costs as a bed and breakfast. The building is built of limestone on a chamfered plinth, with gritstone dressings, quoins, and a stone slate roof, hipped on the right and with moulded gable coping and kneelers with vase finials elsewhere. There is an L-shaped plan, the main range with four bays, three storeys and an attic, reducing on a slope to two storeys and an attic, and a rear wing with three storeys and one bay. In the northeast front is a doorway with chamfered quoined jambs, a cart entrance with a segmental arch and a keystone, a doorway with moulded quoined jambs and an arched lintel with initials and the date, and a flight of external steps leading to a doorway with a chamfered quoined surround. Most of the windows are recessed, chamfered and mullioned. Inside, the first and second floors retain 17th century plasterwork and fireplaces, and there is a queen post roof. The building has been Grade II* listed since 1954.

St Mary's Church, Conistone

St Mary's Church is in the village of Conistone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Scargill House

Scargill House is a Christian conference Centre run by the Scargill Movement and located in Wharfedale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Scargill House lies ¾ mile (1.2 km) from the village of Kettlewell and four miles (6.4 km) from Grassington. The nearest market town, Skipton, is 14 miles (22.4 km) away. The house dates from the eighteenth century and is constructed of stone, rendered and colour-washed, under a stone flag roof. The Grade II*-listed chapel was built in 1960. The woodland at Scargill is accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council as a highly important conservation site.