Halton West
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.984, -2.257 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 83 54 |
| Dialling code: | 01729 (Settle) |
Halton West is a tiny rural civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, set on the western fringes of the Yorkshire Dales. The settlement consists of a handful of stone-built houses and farmsteads surrounded by dry-stone walls and rolling pasture, giving it a quiet, agricultural character rather than a busy village centre.
Historically shaped by estate farming and traditional upland agriculture, the parish remains sparsely populated and pleasantly low-key, attracting walkers and visitors who want a peaceful slice of Dales countryside. Nearby market towns such as Settle and Skipton provide services and transport links, while local life is centred on the landscape and its rural rhythms rather than major tourist infrastructure.
Postcode districts covering Halton West
Most populated places nearby
- Bradford 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Preston 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Burnley 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Blackburn 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Halifax 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Keighley 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Lancaster 22.3 miles36 km
- Yeadon 25 miles40.2 km
- Accrington 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Darwen 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Nelson 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Shipley 22.1 miles35.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Paythorne Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Newsholme Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Hellifield Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Gisburn & Rimington Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Long Preston Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Wigglesworth Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Horton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Gisburn Forest Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Gisburn Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Bolton-by-Bowland Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Coniston Cold Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Otterburn Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Halton West
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Manchester Airport 43.5 miles70.1 km
- Hellifield Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Long Preston Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Halton West Ad
- The Coach and Horses 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Stirk House Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Craven Arms 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Coniston Hotel and Country Estate 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- The Harts Head 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Falcon Manor Hotel 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lower Buck Inn 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Waddington Arms 9.1 miles14.6 km
- 1823 Spinning Block 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Herriots 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Browsholme Hall Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Pennine Chain Mountains 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Twistleton Manor Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Thornton Hall Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 16.1 miles26 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 18.7 miles30.1 km