Hetton
Encyclopedia
Hetton is a small dales village
and civil parish
in the Craven
district of North Yorkshire
, England
, situated 6 miles north of Skipton
.
Nearby places include Rylstone
, Cracoe
, Flasby, Threapland
and Winterburn
. It also houses Hetton Amateur Swimming Club, who are based at the Hetton Sports Centre.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Craven
Craven
Craven is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England that came into being in 1974, centred on the market town of Skipton. In the changes to British local government of that year this district was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
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, situated 6 miles north of Skipton
Skipton
Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...
.
Nearby places include Rylstone
Rylstone
Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington....
, Cracoe
Cracoe
Cracoe is a hamlet and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Rylstone and about 6 miles south west of Grassington. Cracoe has an estimated population of 160 residents....
, Flasby, Threapland
Threapland
Threapland is a hamlet in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria. Nearby settlements include the village of Bothel and the village of Plumbland....
and Winterburn
Winterburn
Winterburn is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about south of Grassington.Winterburn Reservoir is located about a mile from the village.-External links:*...
. It also houses Hetton Amateur Swimming Club, who are based at the Hetton Sports Centre.