Details for Littondale

Littondale is a peaceful valley located on the edge of the Dales, on the Skipton-Kettlewell road. The sheltered fertile valley has been there for more than 5000 years and retains both Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements. Littondales three main villages are Litton, Arncliffe and Halton Gill, and yeoman houses which date back from the 17th century are scattered all over the valley. The hamlet of Halton Gill located up dale in particular contains many old fine buildings.

Arncliffe the capital of Littondale is a conservation area. The village is centred on the village green, and there is a church which was built in the 16th century and then again in the 18th century to replace the wooden Saxon church built in the 11th century. The film 'The Water Babies' which was created by Charles Kingsley was influenced by the settlement of Arncliffe and the TV series Emmerdale was originally set here.

Litton is a beautiful village with many 17th and 18th century solid thick walled houses. Litton was well known in the 18th century for its cockpit, where badger baiting and cock fighting took place.