Healaugh
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| Healaugh | |
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Healaugh shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Healaugh (pronounced "hee-law")[1] is a small village in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. It is in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth.
The name Healaugh is derived from a Saxon word (Heah) meaning a high-level forest clearing.[2]
The village is small, with no amenities except a stone trough fed by a hillside stream,[1] and the village telephone box. The latter is unusually well endowed, with a carpet, waste paper bin, ash tray, directories and fresh flowers. Visitors may leave a donation.[2]
[edit] Note
Confusingly, there is another small Yorkshire village called Healaugh just north of Tadcaster, in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Herriot Way. Sherpa Expeditions Limited (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
- ^ a b Dalesman Publishing Ltd (2002-04-09). Healaugh and the River Swale from Reeth. Dalesman magazine. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.

