Clapham (North Yorkshire)

54.117031 - 2.391858Koordinaten: 54 ° 7 ' N, 2 ° 24 ' W

Clapham is a village in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Clapham was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Clapham was first mentioned in 1160 in records. Since the 18th century the family Farrer lives in Clapham for their Ingelborough Estate large parts of the country belong to the place. 1947 two skeletons were found in caves near the resort, which became known as Trow Ghyll skeleton and because their identity remained unknown, spawned numerous speculations about dead German spies.

Geology

Clapham is situated at the foot of Ingleborough one of the mountains of the Three Peaks Walk and is a popular starting point for the ascent of the mountain. From Clapham you reach the entrance to Ingleborough Cave.

Clapham is located in a geological fault zone that separates the sandstone of the Bowlandregion from the limestone of the Ingleboroughregion. The Clapham Beck has washed into the limestone and the underlying rock layers exposed, which can be alkaline earth, a fact which promotes the conspicuous growth of rhododendrons in Clapham.

Notable people

The biologist Reginald Farrer was born in Clapham.

Traffic

The Clapham railway station on the route Leeds - Morecambe is located about 1.5 km south of the town.