Conistone
{{Short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Conistone & Dib, from west.jpg
| static_image_caption = Conistone, bridge and Dib, over Wharfedale from west
| coordinates = {{coord|54.103|-2.031|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Conistone
| population =
| civil_parish = Conistone with Kilnsey
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Skipton and Ripon
| post_town = SKIPTON
| postcode_district = BD23
| postcode_area = BD
| dial_code = 01756
| os_grid_reference = SD981675
}}
Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of Grassington, {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of Kettlewell and {{convert|12|mi}} north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale.{{cite web |title=Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Burnsall:, Yorkshire (West Riding) |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Burnsall/more |website=www.genuki.org.uk |accessdate=6 January 2020 |language=en}}
History
Conistone is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cunestune and belonging to Ketil.{{cite web |title=Conistone {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SD9867/conistone/ |website=opendomesday.org |accessdate=6 January 2020}} The name derives from a mix of Old Danish (Kunung) and Old English (tūn), which means King's farm or Settlement.{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=120 |edition=4}}
The village is set in characteristic limestone scenery, including Mossdale Caverns, the dry gorge of Conistone Dib and the limestone outcrop of Conistone Pie.{{cite news |last1=Machell |first1=Ben |title=Times Walks: Kettlewell and Conistone Moor, North Yorkshire |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/times-walks-kettlewell-and-conistone-moor-north-yorkshire-hd8pj57bs9k |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=The Times |date=22 May 2009 |language=en
|url-access=subscription}} Above the Dib the Dales Way path connects Kettlewell, to its north, and Grassington, to its south, providing distant views over Wharfedale.{{cite news |title=Weekend Walk. Conistone Dib |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/best-in-yorkshire/outdoors/weekend-walk-conistone-dib-1-8791973 |accessdate=6 January 2020 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=7 October 2017 |language=en|url-access=limited}} From the B6160 road, the Wharfe is crossed at Conistone by a stone-arch bridge,{{NHLE|desc=Conistone Bridge over River Wharfe|num=1316801|grade=II|accessdate=6 January 2020}} which is within easy walking distance of Kilnsey, with its Crag.
The parish church, St Mary's Church, dates from the 11th or 12th century, and is a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE|num=1296267|desc=Church of St Mary|accessdate=21 June 2015}}
Conistone was historically in the large ancient parish of Burnsall, in Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Burnsall/more.html |publisher=GENUKI |accessdate=12 June 2013|title=Places in the Parish of Burnsall in 1822}} It became part of the civil parish of Conistone with Kilnsey in 1866,{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10414817 |work=Vision of Britain |accessdate=12 June 2013|title=Conistone With Kilnsey CP/Ch}} and was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 117,{{NOMIS2001|id=36UB020|title=Conistone with Kilnsey Parish|accessdate=6 January 2020}} rising to 124 at the 2011 census.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007073|title=Conistone with Kilnsey Parish|accessdate=6 January 2020}} In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council had estimated the population to be 110.{{cite web |title=2015 Population Estimates Parishes |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf |website=northyorks.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2020 |page=10 |format=PDF |date=December 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Immediately to the east of the village lies Conistone Moor and Riggs Moor. The moorland here was known for its lead mines,{{cite web |title=The Yorkshire Moors and Fells |url=https://archive.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about-the-dales/landscape/landscapecharacterassessment/lca_yorkshire-moors-fells.pdf |website=yorkshiredales.org.uk |accessdate=6 January 2020 |page=2 |format=PDF}} and also as being the furthest point in England from a road. Known by the Ordnance Survey as Pile of Stones, the point is on Riggs Moor and is found at {{gbmappingitem|SE03287183|54.1427|-1.9585}}.{{cite news |last1=Hellen |first1=Nicholas |title=The end of Britain’s wilderness: nowhere is more than 6 miles from a road |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-end-of-britains-wilderness-nowhere-is-more-than-6-miles-from-road-wpk72wpdz |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=The Sunday Times |date=26 May 2019 |language=en|url-access=subscription}}
See also
Gallery
image:St Mary's Church, Conistone.jpg|St Mary's Church, Conistone, from the south-east
Image:Conistone_bridge_1.jpg|Stone arch bridge over Wharfe
Image:sweet curve.jpg|Meadowsweet along B6160, toward Kilnsey
Image:Conistone Dib wall.jpg|Wall across Dib
Image:Conistone_Dib_lookback.jpg|View down Dib from top, at Dales Way path
Image:Conistone Dib.jpg|Conistone Dib
References
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