30-527: The River Skell is a 12-mile-long (19 km) tributary of the River Ure in North Yorkshire , England. Its source is in boggy ground on moorland 2 miles (3 km) north of Pateley Bridge . For its first 2 miles (3 km) the river is known as Skell Beck. Descending from the moor the river enters Skell Gill, a narrow wooded valley. The river valley gradually broadens, but remains well wooded, passing
60-608: A vote of no confidence in the Home Office, based on its “cack-handed” handling of the plans. On 9 August 2022, defence secretary Ben Wallace announced that the Ministry of Defence was withdrawing its offer of the land from the Home Office, ending the plans for an asylum reception centre. The future of the disused RAF station remains uncertain. The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency . It also lies within
90-703: A short-cut bypasses the weir at Boroughbridge , and at Westwick . Navigation to Swale Nab, at the confluence with the River Swale, was opened in January 1769 as part of the River Ouse Navigation. Navigation to the Ripon Canal was opened in January 1772. The Leeds and Thirsk Railway bought the navigation in January 1846. The navigation was neglected, and the lack of dredging resulted in boats having to be loaded with less cargo. A brief upturn in trade occurred in
120-652: A village rather than its river. The old name for the valley was Yoredale after the river that runs through it. The Ure is one of many rivers and waterways that drain the Dales into the River Ouse. Tributaries of the Ure include the River Swale and the River Skell . The earliest recorded name of the river is Earp in about 1025, probably an error for Ear ƿ , where ƿ represents
150-416: Is a broader version of mid Wensleydale with the river gently meandering until it drops significantly at Aysgarth over the platformed waterfalls. The valley sides become increasingly wooded. From Middleham onwards, the river is a typical middle-aged river and meanders in wider arcs as it flows south-east. The valley has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Examples of earthworks and other artifacts from
180-502: Is a village store, public house and several local businesses. The village is served by the bus service that runs between York and Easingwold. In 2012 the village started formal twinning procedures with Montcony in France . This is linked to the loss of a Halifax Bomber and crew, stationed here during World War II , in the French village and the respect shown by those villagers to the remains of
210-662: The Hambleton District of North Yorkshire , England, about eight miles north-west of York . It lies on the north bank of the River Ouse . The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Luctone in the Bulford Hundred . The manor at this time was split between Thorfin of Ravensworth and Thorn of Linton . Afterwards, the manor was granted to Robert of Mortain . The manor passed to Thomas de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros , in
240-467: The River Kyle just to the east of the school. The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 296. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 1,024, of which 723 were over the age of sixteen years. There were 388 dwellings, of which 134 were detached. Education is provided at Linton-on-Ouse Primary School. The school is within the catchment area of Easingwold School for secondary education. There
270-521: The Shipton ward of Hambleton District Council and the Stillington electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council. The nearest settlements are Newton-on-Ouse 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the south-east, Aldwark 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north-west and Thorpe Underwood 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-west. Sandwath Beck joins Shorn Dike to the north-east of the village before flowing into
300-414: The 14th century and remained in the family until the mid-16th century. In the early 18th century, the manorial rights were sold to University College, Oxford . The university built a school in the village in 1871. In the mid-18th century, Acts of Parliament were passed to make the River Ouse navigable that included the building of a lock at Linton-on-Ouse, which is now a Grade II listed building. There
330-604: The 1860s, but the decline continued after that. By 1892, no traffic proceeded past Boroughbridge, and the North Eastern Railway took action to prevent the waterway above Boroughbridge from being used. Until 1999, the navigation authority to Swale Nab was the Linton Lock Navigation Commissioners. The commissioners had insufficient income to maintain the navigation, and in 1999, it was transferred to British Waterways . The navigation authority for
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#1732852175396360-477: The A684, it turns east along Wensleydale as far as Wensley. From here, it flows south-east to Jervaulx Abbey and shortly after south to Mickley . Here, it returns east and then south to Ripon. A little way after Ripon, it flows east again to Boroughbridge. To the east of Boroughbridge, the Ure is joined by the River Swale. About 6 miles (9.7 km) downstream of this confluence, at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse ,
390-690: The Bronze and Iron Ages can be seen in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes , and the Romans built a fort at Bainbridge . Place names in the valley denote the different types of settlers, such as Angles and Norse with typical suffixes such as "ton" and "sett". During medieval times, much of the upper dale was sheep country belonging to Middleham Castle and Jervaulx Abbey. In 1751, the Richmond to Lancaster Turnpike
420-520: The Old English letter wynn or 'w', standing for ƿæter ("water"). By 1140 it is recorded as Jor , hence Jervaulx (Jorvale) Abbey , and a little later as Yore . In Tudor times, antiquarians John Leland and William Camden used the modern form of the name. The name probably means "the strong or swift river". This is on the assumption that the Brittonic name of the river was Isurā , because
450-514: The River Skell has been measured at Alma Weir in Ripon, near to its confluence with the Ure since 1984. The thirty year record shows that the catchment of 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) to the gauging station yields an average flow of 1.54 cubic metres per second (54 cu ft/s). In June 2007 the highest river level was recorded of 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) over the weir, which
480-727: The Roman name for Aldborough was Isurium ; intervocalic s is known to have been lost in Brittonic at an early date. This explanation connects the river name with an Indo-European root is- meaning "strong" and the names of the Isar in Germany and the Isère in France. The source of the river is Ure Head on Abbotside Common, where it flows west-southwest to the valley floor and then turns south. Where it reaches
510-547: The airfield was used to form the 1.7-mile (2.7 km) Linton-on-Ouse Motor Racing circuit. In April 2022, the government announced its intention to convert the former RAF base into a reception, accommodation and processing centre for asylum seekers as a way of defraying the £4.7 million per day cost of hotels being used. On 14 April 2022, the Home Office announced that the disused RAF station at Linton-on-Ouse would be converted to house 1,500 asylum-seekers , creating
540-465: The first in a series of new ‘Greek-style' asylum reception centres designed to cut the cost of placing asylum-seekers in hotels. The announcement came as part of a wider plan centred around a £120 million agreement with the government of Rwanda whereby asylum-seekers arriving in the UK could be flown 4,000 miles away to have their asylum claims processed there. Local residents set up a campaign group with
570-475: The government had not consulted with the local council. Within two weeks of the Home Office's announcement, Hambleton District Council had instructed lawyers to mount a legal challenge to the plans. The council served a Planning Contravention Notice (PCN) to determine whether the Home Office’s plans breached planning control. On 19 May 2022, Conservative-led North Yorkshire County Council overwhelmingly passed
600-626: The mainstays of the modern economy of the valley. The dairy at Hawes produces Wensleydale cheese. Brewing takes place in Masham at the Black Sheep and Theakston Breweries. Many waymarked footpaths and open countryside are seen. The Pennine Way passes through Hawes. The River Ure is navigable upstream as far as its junction with the Ripon Canal , 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Ripon, a distance of 13.6 miles (21.9 km). Some locks are at Milby , where
630-441: The river name changes to the River Ouse. Upper Wensleydale is a high, open, and remote, U-shaped valley overlying Yoredale Beds. The gradient is gentle to the north end of the valley, becoming steeper further south. Glacial drumlins lie either side of the river, which is shallow but fast flowing. The river is fed from many gills cutting through woodland and predominantly sheep farmsteads. The Settle to Carlisle railway runs along
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#1732852175396660-660: The river re-emerges on the surface and enters the city of Ripon , and on the outskirts receives its largest tributary, the River Laver . The Skell enters the River Ure 0.5 miles (1 km) east of the centre of Ripon. The name is from the Old Norse skjallr , meaning "resounding", from its swift and noisy course. In the Middle Ages the river was known as "Heaven Water", presumably from its association with Fountains Abbey. The flow of
690-537: The slogan “Wrong plan, Wrong place”. They said that there had been no prior consultation and that their opposition was being met with silence from the Home office. They were supported by Kevin Hollinrake , Conservative MP for Thirsk and Malton , who said the Home Office had “failed to follow its own guidance on the location of such a facility, which said that asylum-seekers should be placed in urban areas". He also said that
720-416: The valley. Among the variety of birds that can be seen in the valley are golden plovers , curlews , and oystercatchers . Fish populations along the river include brown trout , grayling , barbel , chub , roach , and perch . From the source of the river: From the source of the river: From the source of the river: Linton-on-Ouse Linton-on-Ouse is a village and civil parish in
750-406: The village of Grantley and the 17th century Grantley Hall . The river enters Studley Royal Park and flows past Fountains Hall and the ruins of Fountains Abbey . Below the abbey the river was dammed in the 18th century to form an ornamental lake and water garden . Downstream from the park the river bed is porous rock that allows some or all of the flow to disappear underground. After this,
780-417: The western side of the valley here. Mid Wensleydale is made of Great Scar limestone under Yoredale beds that make up the valley sides, which are marked with stepped limestone scars. The valley floor is made from glacial drift tails and moraine. The river here is broad and gently flowing in meanders in a stony channel. The four tributary valleys contribute to several waterfalls in this area. Lower Wensleydale
810-544: The whole navigation is now the Canal & River Trust . The differing habitats of the area have their own populations of flora such as cranesbill , bistort , pignut , and buttercup . Other species that can be seen in the area are wood anemones , violets , primroses , purple orchids , cowslips , and herb paris . Some plants, such as spring sandwort , have managed to grow where lead mining took place. Large populations of badgers , roe deer , red foxes and rabbits occur in
840-523: Was a Catholic chapel in the village between 1700 and 1855. Since 1937, Linton-on-Ouse has been home to a Royal Air Force station, RAF Linton-on-Ouse . Since 1957, the main role of the airfield has been the training of pilots, and with the main flying training ceasing from 2019, the Military Air Traffic Zone was rescinded in December 2020. In the summer of 1960 and 1961, the perimeter track of
870-702: Was created and originally followed the Roman road from Bainbridge. In 1795, it was diverted along the valley to Hawes and took the Widdale route, now the B6255 to Ingleton . More recently in 1990, Aysgarth Falls was used as a location in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves , in the scene where Robin Hood fights Little John. It also featured in the 1992 film of Wuthering Heights and the 1984 TV miniseries , A Woman of Substance . Farming (including dairying), tourism, and quarrying are
900-419: Was estimated to have a flow of 103 cubic metres per second (3,600 cu ft/s). [REDACTED] Media related to River Skell at Wikimedia Commons River Ure The River Ure in North Yorkshire , England, is about 74 miles (119 km) long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse . It is the principal river of Wensleydale , which is the only major dale now named after
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