| Yockenthwaite | |
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Jul2003.jpg) Yockenthwaite | |
.svg)  Yockenthwaite Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD905790 |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Yockenthwaite is a hamlet in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Langstrothdale valley in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Yockenthwaite is 20 miles (32 km) north of Skipton and 8 miles (13 km) south of Hawes. The name of the hamlet is said to derive from Eoghan's clearing in a wood.[1][2]
Yockenthwaite lies on the north bank of the River Wharfe. It is better known than may be expected because a children's television character from The Rottentrolls takes its name from the hamlet.[3]
The hamlet is connected to the road that winds up and down Langstrothdale by a grade II listed bridge from the early 18th century.[4] This is the only route into and out of the hamlet by road.[5]
- ^ "A wildlife walk in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire | Great British walks". The Guardian. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Rowe, Mark (3 October 2017). "Great winter walks: Upper Wharfedale". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Burn, Chris (7 October 2019). "How children's TV show gave Yorkshire Dales hamlet a quirky claim to fame". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "The Bridge (Grade II) (1132216)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "OL30" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central Area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319263358.