| Coordinates: | 54.381, -2.039 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SD 97 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01969 (Leyburn) |
Melbecks is a rural civil parish in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, lying within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and largely occupying upper Swaledale along the River Swale. The landscape is classic Dales country - steep-sided valleys, heather moorland, limestone scars and a patchwork of drystone walls and sheep pastures.
The parish includes villages such as Gunnerside and small hamlets and carries traces of a long lead-mining past alongside a still-strong sheep-farming economy. Today the area combines pastoral life with small-scale tourism - holiday cottages, a village inn, walking routes and historic packhorse bridges - and its tight-knit communities, chapels and village halls help keep local traditions and seasonal events connected to the wider Swaledale cultural scene.
Postcode districts covering Melbecks
Most populated places nearby
- Darlington 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Bishop Auckland 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Newton Aycliffe 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Northallerton 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Catterick Garrison 13.1 miles21 km
Neighbouring places
- Grinton Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Upper Dales Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Arkengarthdale Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Muker Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Askrigg Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Low Abbotside Parish 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Castle Bolton with East and West Bolton Parish 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Thornton Rust Parish 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Carperby-cum-Thoresby Parish 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Redmire Parish 6.2 miles10 km
- Aysgarth Parish 6.4 miles10.3 km
Example postcodes in Melbecks
DL11 6LE, DL11 6PQ, DL11 6PX, DL11 6PG, DL11 6PR, DL11 6PE, DL11 6LF, DL11 6NB, DL11 6ND … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 26 miles41.9 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 38.7 miles62.3 km
- Garsdale Station 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Kirkby Stephen Station 14.2 miles22.9 km
Hotels near Melbecks Ad
- Middle House 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Buck 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Burgoyne 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The White Hart Inn 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Fountain Hotel 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Cocketts Hotel 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Board Inn 2 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 2 5.6 miles9.1 km
Schools in Melbecks
- Gunnerside Methodist Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fors Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Streatlam Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Dent Head Hill 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Pennine Chain Mountains 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Lune Forest Forest 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 17.3 miles27.9 km