Clapham: The idyllic Yorkshire village close to Ingleborough with a long and turbulent history

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At the far end of the Yorkshire Dales National Park – closer to Lancashire actually than much of the rest of the county you will find a village that is charming by both appearance and the nature in which local life is lived.

It isn’t one of the smallest villages but with a population of around 640, it is nowhere near the largest. Clapham, however, has likely had inhabitants for many more years than most. Most historical accounts of Clapham, which sits underneath Ingleborough suggest that the area, some six miles past Settle, was home to someone as far back as 14,000 years ago.

The Farrers became Lord of the Manor of Austwick in 1782, then in 1810 Lord of the Manor of Newby and in 1856 Lord of the Manor of Clapham as well. By this time the family owned virtually every farm in the area and all but one of the houses in Clapham. Yew Tree Cottage was extended and became Clapham Lodge, and some years later after further extensions it was Ingleborough Hall.

 

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