Colsterdale
| Colsterdale | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 A barn in Colsterdale | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE130813 |
| Location: | 54°13’39"N, 1°48’8"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ripon |
| Postcode: | HG4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Harrogate |
Colsterdale is a gentle valley lying within the Yorkshire Dales, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is the valley of the River Burn, a tributary of the River Ure, and gives its name also to a hamlet in the upper part of the dale, about seven miles west of Masham. The population of the parish was estimated at just 20 in 2010.
The lower part of the dale is in the parish of Healey. The whole dale is within the ‘Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (notwithstanding that Nidderdale is an unconnected valley to the south, in the West Riding).
The Colsterdale Towers are towers built between 1895 and 1911 to conduct surveys.
History
The name of Colsterdale is first recorded in 1281, and means "coalman valley". There was a coal mine here in the 14th century.[1]
During the First World War Colsterdale was the site of a training camp for the Leeds Pals. There is now a memorial to the Leeds Pals in the dale. It later became a Prisoner of War camp for German Officers.
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Colsterdale) |
References
- ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Colsterdale", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press