Leighton, North Yorkshire

Leighton
Leighton
	Leighton Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE163794
Civil parish	Healey;
District	Harrogate;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPON
Postcode district	HG4
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°12′39″N 1°45′05″W / 54.21082°N 1.75142°W

Leighton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Healey in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Leighton Reservoir that provides for Yorkshire Water.^[1]

Notable residents

The religious prophet Martha Hatfield was from Leighton.^[2]

^ "Leighton reservoir works to take nine months". Ripon Gazette. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Hatfield, Martha". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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