Stonebeck Up
Encyclopedia
Stonebeck Up is a civil parish
in Harrogate district
, North Yorkshire
, England. Historically it was a township
in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard
.
The only village in the parish is Middlesmoor
.
The parish occupies the highest part of Nidderdale
. It is bounded on the south side by Stean Beck, from which the parish takes its name (stean being a dialect form of "stone"), and which separates it from the parish of Stonebeck Down
. To the west and north it is bounded by a ridge, including the summits of Great Whernside
and Little Whernside, and to the west it is bounded by Masham Moor, a ditch known as Mere Dike, and the River Nidd
. The parish includes Angram
and Scar House Reservoir
s, and large areas of grouse
moor.
In the middle ages Stonebeck Up formed part of the lands of Byland Abbey
, which established granges at Middlesmoor, Limley, Newhouses, Woodale, Lodge, Angram, Haden Carr and Scar House. The granges survived as farming communities into the twentieth century, although some were submerged by the reservoirs.
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 Harrogate district
Harrogate (borough)
Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate but it also includes surrounding towns and villages...
, 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. Historically it was a township
Township (England)
In England, a township is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church...
in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard
Kirkby Malzeard
Kirkby Malzeard is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.In recent years a creamery in the village was acquired by the Wensleydale Creamery, and Wensleydale cheese is now made there.-History:...
.
The only village in the parish is Middlesmoor
Middlesmoor
Middlesmoor is a small hill village at the head of Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.The place name was first mentioned in the 12th century. It probably means "moorland in the middle of two streams" referring to the River Nidd and its tributary How Stean Beck...
.
The parish occupies the highest part of Nidderdale
Nidderdale
Nidderdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows south through the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse.The only town in the dale is...
. It is bounded on the south side by Stean Beck, from which the parish takes its name (stean being a dialect form of "stone"), and which separates it from the parish of Stonebeck Down
Stonebeck Down
Stonebeck Down is a civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. Historically it was a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard.The main settlements in the parish are the village of Ramsgill and the hamlets of Stean and Heathfield....
. To the west and north it is bounded by a ridge, including the summits of Great Whernside
Great Whernside
Great Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with the better known Whernside, some to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell...
and Little Whernside, and to the west it is bounded by Masham Moor, a ditch known as Mere Dike, and the River Nidd
River Nidd
The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. In its first few miles it is dammed three times to create Angram Reservoir, Scar House Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir which attract around 150,000 visitors a year...
. The parish includes Angram
Angram Reservoir
Angram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir. It is located at OS map reference...
and Scar House Reservoir
Scar House Reservoir
Scar House Reservoir is the second of the three reservoirs in Upper Nidderdale, the others being Angram Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir. Between them they attract around 150,00 visitors a year....
s, and large areas of grouse
Grouse
Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are sometimes considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae...
moor.
In the middle ages Stonebeck Up formed part of the lands of Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England at .-History:It was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It wasn't an easy start for the community who had had to move five times before...
, which established granges at Middlesmoor, Limley, Newhouses, Woodale, Lodge, Angram, Haden Carr and Scar House. The granges survived as farming communities into the twentieth century, although some were submerged by the reservoirs.