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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in West Tanfield

  

West Tanfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Tanfield

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West Tanfield history

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The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Tanefeld. The toponym is from the Old English tāna feld, meaning “open land where young shoots grow” The village had a railway station on the Masham branch line of the North Eastern Railway.

West Tanfield geography / climate

The village lies on the A6108 Ripon to Leyburn road and on the north bank of a large meander on the River Ure. The settlements of Nosterfield, Thornborough, Binsoe, Mickley and North Stainley all lie within 1.5 miles of the village.

Demography

The 2001 UK Census recorded the population of the Parish as 532 . There were 242 dwellings in the Parish of which 92 were detached . The parish population had increased to 636 by the time of the census 2011 .

You can visit West Tanfield places with Walkfo West Tanfield to hear history at West Tanfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Tanfield has 15 places to visit in our interactive West Tanfield map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout West Tanfield, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at West Tanfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Tanfield & the surrounding areas.

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15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo West Tanfield tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in West Tanfield

  

Best West Tanfield places to visit

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West Tanfield has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied West Tanfield’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo West Tanfield’s information audio spots:

Thornborough Henges The Thornborough Henges are an unusual ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name . They are thought to have been part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age ‘ritual landscape’ comparable to Salisbury Plain . Historic England considers its landscape comparable in ceremonial importance to Stonehenge, Avebury, and Orkney .

Well, North Yorkshire Well is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire . It is about 4 miles south of Bedale, near Snape . The population taken at the 2011 Census was 230 .

Lightwater Valley Lightwater Valley is a theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park was home to Europe’s longest roller coaster, The Ultimate. The Brighton Pier Group purchased the park for £5 million in 2021.

Raptor Attack Raptor Attack was an enclosed steel roller coaster at the Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire. It was the world’s first underground subterranean rollercoaster, opening in 1987.

The Ultimate (roller coaster) The Ultimate is a steel roller coaster at Lightwater Valley theme park, near the small cathedral city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. In 1991, it took the record of longest roller coaster in the world from The Beast at Kings Island.

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