An intake (also spelt intack, and also known as Unthank) is a parcel of land, typically of the order of , which has been "taken in" from a moor and brought under cultivation. The term is used almost exclusively in the

north of England Northern England, or the North of England, refers to the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire. Officially, it is a gr ...

applying to land on the fringes of the

Pennines The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of highland, uplands mainly located in Northern England. Commonly described as the "Vertebral column, backbone of England" because of its length and position, the ra ...

and other moors. The creation of intakes went on from medieval times up to the 19th century. Several settlements and farms are called ''intake'', for example Intake Farm at on

Haworth Haworth ( , , ) is a village in West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines south-west of Keighley, 8 miles (13 km) north of Halifax, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhop ...

Moor. The Headingly cum Burley Inclosure Award (1834) refers to various intakes when describing the roads and paths set out. for example:

'Oates Road:- One other private occupation of the width and in the direction that it is now branching from Holling Lane between two Intakes called Stoney Close and Harris Close belonging to the Curate of Headingly and leading in a Southwardly direction to and into an allotment on Headingly Moor set out for Edward Oates Esquire.

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