Foxup
Encyclopedia
Foxup is a hamlet
in the Yorkshire Dales
in the Craven
district of North Yorkshire
, England
near Halton Gill
and Litton
. The source of the River Skirfare
starts here.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
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 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
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...
near Halton Gill
Halton Gill
Halton Gill is a hamlet and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Litton and another hamlet, Foxup....
and Litton
Litton, North Yorkshire
Litton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England that lies further up Littondale than Arncliffe. A little further up the dale is the small hamlet of Halton Gill. From Litton there are walks over the fells to the east to Buckden in Wharfedale and up Pen-y-ghent...
. The source of the River Skirfare
River Skirfare
River Skirfare is a small river that flows through Littondale and ends where it joins the larger River Wharfe. The sourceis the confluence of Foxup Beck and Cosh Beck at the hamlet of Foxup.-Course:...
starts here.