| Coordinates: | 53.974, -1.858 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 09 53 |
| Dialling code: | 01756 (Skipton) |
Beamsley is a small, predominantly rural parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, sitting on the eastern rim of the Yorkshire Dales a few miles from the market town of Skipton. The landscape is typical of the area - rolling pastures, drystone walls and stone-built farmsteads - and is dominated by the well-known hill Beamsley Beacon, whose grassy tumulus gives wide views across Airedale to the Pennines.
Traditionally agricultural, the parish now mixes farming with small-scale tourism and some commuter households, and is popular with walkers who use the network of lanes and rights of way. Local history and community life are quietly visible in old barns, lanes and the Beacon, which serves as a familiar local landmark and meeting point rather than a busy commercial attraction.
Postcode districts covering Beamsley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Bradford 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Burnley 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Huddersfield 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Wakefield 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Harrogate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Halifax 16.8 miles27 km
- Morley 18.6 miles30 km
- Dewsbury 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Batley 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Keighley 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Yeadon 10.5 miles16.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Hazlewood with Storiths Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Nesfield with Langbar Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bolton Abbey Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Addingham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Middleton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Draughton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Blubberhouses Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Halton East Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Denton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Ilkley Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Barden Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Thruscross Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Beamsley
BD23 6HD, LS29 0EX, BD23 6HQ, BD23 6HY, BD23 6HZ, BD23 6HL, BD23 6HE, BD23 6HN, BD23 6HR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 40.8 miles65.7 km
- Bolton Abbey Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ilkley Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Beamsley Ad
- Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Wheatley Arms 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Red Lion & Manor House 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Devonshire Grassington 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Sportsman's Arms 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Fountaine Inn 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Black Horse Hotel Grassington 8.9 miles14.2 km
Schools in Beamsley
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 12.4 miles19.9 km
- The University of Bradford University 13.1 miles21.1 km
- National Media Museum Museum 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Spring Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 14.6 miles23.5 km