Coordinates: 54°11′29″N 2°05′26″W / 54.19139°N 2.09054°W
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Dec2006.jpg) Buckden village stores |
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  Buckden
Buckden shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRADFORD |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Buckden is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.
Buckden is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 184. It is situated where Buckden Gill, which rises on Buckden Pike, joins the River Wharfe. Up the Gill is an old, long disused, lead mine - Buckden Gavel Mine. The village has a large hotel, the Buck Inn, a village store, and a residential outdoor education centre - Buckden House.
One famous connection of the Buck Inn is that Lord Healey (Denis Healey) - the former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974-1979) spent his honeymoon staying in the barn that was then attached to the pub. This has since been converted to living accommodation.[1]
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Footpaths lead from the village up to the top of Buckden Pike, up the river to Hubberholme and down the river to Kettlewell via Starbotton, and over the ridge opposite Buckden Pike to Litton, above Arncliffe, in Littondale
Just up the dale, where Langstrothdale joins Wharfedale, is the old village of Hubberholme, noted for its Norman church and old inn.
References
- ^ "'I never fought hard enough to be PM', says Denis Healey". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 27 August 2007. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/08/27/fthealey127.xml. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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