Newby Head
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Newby Head, Newby Head Farm or Newby Head Inn, is part of the Beresford Estate and was a popular drovers'
inn in North Yorkshire
, England
.
It stands at the top of Newby Head Pass on the B6255 road between Ingleton
and Hawes
. Newby Head is around 1425 feet (434.3 m) above sea level.
When Newby Head was an drovers' inn, it was the fourth highest inn in England. There was plenty of custom from the drovers bringing sheep and cattle to and from Scotland. The land around Newby Head is mostly peat and limestone and has the source of the River Ribble
bubbling out of it. Newby Head Inn was an alternative to the renowned drovers inn and weekly market at Gearstones. It seems odd that a place with a weekly market should be missing from the gazeteer --> selling meat, flour, animals and vegetables just a couple of miles down the road.
Winters are very harsh in the Yorkshire Dales
. In the past winters the RAF
was drafted in to drop hay and food supplies for the farmers and animals. There are also signs of now-adandoned settlements around Newby Head.
The inn at Newby Head was a Drovers inn and roadside inn for travellers on the Lancaster, Richmond turnpike road. Here drovers, packmen and other travellers called in for a drink and to stay the night. The lodgings were basic and not only were rooms shared, but beds were shared as well as was often the custom of the past centuries. In January 1843 an inquest was held at Newby Head Inn by the Skipton coroner Thomas Brown. Isaac Mason, a native of Kendal, had been found dead in bed. According to the landlord and the person who shared the bed he went downstairs to get a candle for light. When he returned he found Isaac Mason dead. The verdict was Died by the 'visitation of God'
The inn stood at 1425 feet above sea level in desolate countryside. Thomas Guy was innkeeper in 1821. Edmund Thistlethwaite was landlord in 1841 and by 1851 John Swinbank had taken over. in 1905 the landlord changed from Christopher Swinback to Simeon Parker. The Swinbanks had been at Newby Head at least since 1851 when John Swinbank was 'victualler and farmer' with 170 acres of land. It was one of the outlaying inns which the magistrates were keen to close around the turn of the century mainly because it was too far out from the towns to supervise and they saw no real need for it. It was always a farm and after its closure as an inn in 1919 it returned to full time farming.
There is also a place / house named Newby Head near Penrith in Cumbria, The place in Cumbria was named Newby Head because it is at the head of a small settlement called Newby, Cumbria
.
situated on the top section of the B6255 between Hawes
and Ingleton
, North Yorkshire
in England. Newby Head Pass was named after the Drovers Inn at Newby Head at the top of the Pass. Newby Head Pass stands at an altitude of 1439 feet (439 m) above sea level and sits in two districts, Craven
and Richmondshire
.
Droving
Droving is the practice of moving livestock over large distances by walking them "on the hoof".Droving stock to market, usually on foot and often with the aid of dogs, has a very long history in the old world...
inn in 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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It stands at the top of Newby Head Pass on the B6255 road between Ingleton
Ingleton, North Yorkshire
Ingleton is a village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is famous for walking, hiking and caving. Favourite walks are the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and the climb up Ingleborough which is one of the famous Three Peaks. Directly from the village visitors can...
and Hawes
Hawes
Hawes is a small market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, being granted its market charter in 1699...
. Newby Head is around 1425 feet (434.3 m) above sea level.
When Newby Head was an drovers' inn, it was the fourth highest inn in England. There was plenty of custom from the drovers bringing sheep and cattle to and from Scotland. The land around Newby Head is mostly peat and limestone and has the source of the River Ribble
River Ribble
The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in northern England. The river's drainage basin also includes parts of Greater Manchester around Wigan.-Geography:...
bubbling out of it. Newby Head Inn was an alternative to the renowned drovers inn and weekly market at Gearstones. It seems odd that a place with a weekly market should be missing from the gazeteer --> selling meat, flour, animals and vegetables just a couple of miles down the road.
Winters are very harsh in the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...
. In the past winters the RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
was drafted in to drop hay and food supplies for the farmers and animals. There are also signs of now-adandoned settlements around Newby Head.
The inn at Newby Head was a Drovers inn and roadside inn for travellers on the Lancaster, Richmond turnpike road. Here drovers, packmen and other travellers called in for a drink and to stay the night. The lodgings were basic and not only were rooms shared, but beds were shared as well as was often the custom of the past centuries. In January 1843 an inquest was held at Newby Head Inn by the Skipton coroner Thomas Brown. Isaac Mason, a native of Kendal, had been found dead in bed. According to the landlord and the person who shared the bed he went downstairs to get a candle for light. When he returned he found Isaac Mason dead. The verdict was Died by the 'visitation of God'
The inn stood at 1425 feet above sea level in desolate countryside. Thomas Guy was innkeeper in 1821. Edmund Thistlethwaite was landlord in 1841 and by 1851 John Swinbank had taken over. in 1905 the landlord changed from Christopher Swinback to Simeon Parker. The Swinbanks had been at Newby Head at least since 1851 when John Swinbank was 'victualler and farmer' with 170 acres of land. It was one of the outlaying inns which the magistrates were keen to close around the turn of the century mainly because it was too far out from the towns to supervise and they saw no real need for it. It was always a farm and after its closure as an inn in 1919 it returned to full time farming.
There is also a place / house named Newby Head near Penrith in Cumbria, The place in Cumbria was named Newby Head because it is at the head of a small settlement called Newby, Cumbria
Newby, Cumbria
Newby is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the county of Cumbria, England. It is about from the large town of Penrith and about from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and has a population of 164. Nearby is Newby Beck...
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Newby Head Pass
Newby Head Pass is a mountain passMountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
situated on the top section of the B6255 between Hawes
Hawes
Hawes is a small market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, being granted its market charter in 1699...
and Ingleton
Ingleton, North Yorkshire
Ingleton is a village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is famous for walking, hiking and caving. Favourite walks are the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and the climb up Ingleborough which is one of the famous Three Peaks. Directly from the village visitors can...
, 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...
in England. Newby Head Pass was named after the Drovers Inn at Newby Head at the top of the Pass. Newby Head Pass stands at an altitude of 1439 feet (439 m) above sea level and sits in two districts, 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...
and Richmondshire
Richmondshire
Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...
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