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The parish contains the villages of Giggleswick and Stackhouse, and the surrounding countryside. A major institution in the parish is Giggleswick School, and a number of school buildings and associated structures are listed. Most of the other listed buildings consist of houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings.
Beck House is a historic building in Giggleswick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was probably built by Charles Nowell in the 1720s, and was originally named Beck Hall. It was altered in the early 19th century, and was extended to the left in the 1930s.
Giggleswick, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lies on the B6480 road, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of the town of Settle and divided from it by the River Ribble. It is the site of Giggleswick School .
Giggleswick railway station is sited 1 mile (1.6 km) away from Settle and is on the Bentham line between Leeds and Morecambe. [ 16 ] Bus routes are operated by Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches and North Yorkshire Council , which link the town with Giggleswick , Horton in Ribblesdale , Kirkby Lonsdale , Skipton and Wigglesworth .
Giggleswick was the ecclesiastical parish town until 1851, when Langcliffe was created as its own parish, [12] with the same happening to Settle in 1898. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] St Alkelda's now serves the smaller ecclesiastical Parish of Giggleswick (parish code 460172), and had a weekly attendance of 40 in 2018.
Stackhouse lies on the western side of the River Ribble in north Ribblesdale, opposite Langcliffe, and 1.2 miles (2 km) north of Giggleswick. [1] The hamlet is located on the road from Settle to Helwith Bridge via Knight Stainforth. [2] The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Roger de Poitu, though with no resident ...
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Giggleswick Market Cross is a historic structure in Giggleswick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The cross was constructed in about 1400, at which time, Giggleswick held a market charter . In 1708, the neighbouring town of Settle was also granted a market charter, and the market at Giggleswick faded away, although the cross survived.