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Revision as of 12:34, 30 June 2010
Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The place name how is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound[1]
It is situated about 3 miles west of Pateley Bridge on the road heading towards Grassington, and is mainly in the civil parish of Bewerley.[2] However the western end of the village lying to the west of Kell Dyke, commonly known as Craven Cross, lies within the civil parish of Craven.[3] It is one of the highest villages in Yorkshire, at an altitude of between 400 and 420m, and one of the few villages in the United Kingdom lying at over 400 m.[4]
Greenhow is an old mining village which was a major supplier of lead. Sir Stephen Proctor bought the Manor of Bewerley, including the mineral rights in 1597. He was also responsible, as part of a settlement with John Armitage over disputed land, in the founding of the actual village of Greenhow.[5] Prior to this date the only settlement recorded on the Hill itself was Kell House, where monks of Fountains Abbey lived while guarding the abbey's lead interests.[6]
In 1613 an agreement also sought to protect the Greenhow miners' rights: "…there may be cottages erected for the miners and mineral workmen upon the said waste … and also for the keeping of draught oxen and horses for the maintenance of the mines, always leaving the tenants sufficient common".[7]
Joseph Kipling,[8] the grandfather of Rudyard Kipling was the minister at the Methodist Chapel at Greenhow and Rudyard himself is known to have visited the village.[9] There is a 'Kiplings Cottage' next door to the 'Miners Arms', but it is not known whether his grandfather actually lived there.
References
- ^ How (noun) (Standard English words which have a Scandinavian Etymology)[1]
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Bewerley CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 2008-07-17.
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Craven CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 2008-07-17.
- ^ http://www.greenhow-hill.org.uk/
- ^ A History of Nidderdale (1967,1983) Ed Bernard Jennings, pp152
- ^ A History of Nidderdale (1967,1983) Ed Bernard Jennings, p. 153
- ^ A History of Nidderdale (1967,1983) Ed Bernard Jennings, p. 153
- ^ "Family of Joseph Kipling".
- ^ Life's Handicap (Rudyard Kipling) "On Greenhow Hill"
External links
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Greenhow Village 2003 -
Greenhow Hill summit -
Lead Workings on Sun Vein
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