Malham
North Yorkshire
Malham is 5 miles of north of Coniston Cold (5.5 miles by road), 5 miles west of
Malham is in the
• The Watlowes dry valley about 1.5 miles north of the village.
• Malham Tarn, a glacial lake and National Trust nature reserve 3 miles north of Malham.
• Janet's Foss a small but picturesque waterfall on the Gordale Beck falling into a natural pool in woodland about a mile's walk to the north-east of Malham.
The village hosts the Malham Show, an agricultural and country show each August.
The limestone pavements at the top of Malham Cove were used in a scene from the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.
There is evidence of people living at Malham Tarn dating back to the Mesolithic era and a Roman camp near to the Gordale Back about 2.5 miles north-east of the village, while Malham appeared in two entries in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Malgun.
Village features








Malham Methodist Church web page.

The Anglican church is St. Michael the Archangel Church in



(There are also toilets at the National Trust learning centre Orchid House on the north shore of Malham Tarn, which is about 3.5 miles walk from Malham village.)
Information

Check opening times on the
Yorkshire Dales National Park - Malham website.


More information at the

Travel
Bus travel
Malham is accessible by bus but has a very low frequency bus service with different timetables, route numbers and operators on different days. It is therefore advisable to always check times before travelling. Also check bus stop signs for departure points as the summer Sunday and bank holiday services operate from the National Park car park rather than the bus stop opposite The Buck Inn. The West Yorkshire transport authority Metro publishes a useful information on travel to the Yorkshire Dales.
See:
Metro - Yorkshire Dales web page.

Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, which organises weekend services, also has further information at the DalesBus website.
See:
Dalesbus website.

Road travel
Malham is reached by narrow country lanes, the nearest main road being the
Emergency services
North Yorkshire Police 
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Local government
Parish council (civil parish)
Kirkby Malhamdale Parish CouncilKirkby Malhamdale Parish Council includes the grouped parishes of Malham, Malham Moor,
District authority
Craven District Council is one of the seven large district authorities within the county of North Yorkshire.
It covers more than 450 square miles of the western area of North Yorkshire with its administrative centre in
It has boundaries with the Richmondshire and Harrogate districts of North Yorkshire, the Bradford district of West Yorkshire and with Lancashire and Cumbria, including parts of both counties which were formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Much of the district is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The council is made up of 30 councillors. They are elected for 4-year terms with one-third of the council elected each year in three out of four years.
The

Link to
Craven District Council website.

The political composition after the May 2019 election was:
County authority
North Yorkshire County CouncilIncludes Craven and six other non-unitary districts of North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire County Council website.

Police and Crime Commissioner
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner North YorkshireCovers the county of


Fire Authority
The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was previously governed by the North Yorkshire Combined Fire Authority made up of elected members from across the broad areas of North Yorkshire and City of York councils which it serves. Following a ministerial announcement in June 2018 the governance of the fire service was transferred to the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire from 15 November 2018.Further information at the


National government region
Yorkshire and the HumberCeremonial county
North YorkshireHistoric
-1974: Settle Rural District within the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Also in Craven district:
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