Airton (also known as Airton-in-Craven) is a small village and civil parish in the

Craven Craven may refer to: * Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district ** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire formed in 1974 Places * Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see ...

district of North Yorkshire, England, situated north-west of Skipton. The village had a population of 175 according to the 2001 Census, increasing to 228 at the 2011 Census.

History

Listed as Airtone in the '' Domesday Book'', the village takes its name from the River Aire which runs along its eastern edge. In the late 1600s a significant

Quaker Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...

community developed in the village around the Friends Meeting House. In use for the majority of its history, this building was restored between 2010 and 2012 and continues to host an active Quaker meeting. Other significant buildings in Airton include a squatter's cottage on the village green, a former Methodist Chapel (now closed) and an old mill on the River Aire which is in use as a private residence. The old cotton mill was given listed status in 1989. There is no pub or Post Office in the village; however there is a Farm Shop and Tea Room at Town End Farm on the road to Malham. Airton lies in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Michael and All Angels, Kirkby Malham.

Transport

There is a bus stop in the village with daily links to Malham and Skipton. Also, the local roads link the village to the A65.

Tourism

The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and lies on the tourist route to Malham Cove and Malham Tarn. The

Pennine Way The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kir ...

passes around the edge of the village, alongside the river.

The Way of the Roses The Way of the Roses is the newest of Great Britain's coast-to-coast, long-distance cycle routes and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines and specially constructed cycle paths. It lies entirely within the counties of Lancashire and Yo ...

cycle route passes through the village on the road between Settle and

Grassington Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 1,126. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is situated in Wharfedale, ...

References

External links

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Village and area web site
* {{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire