Bank Newton

Bank Newton is a small settlement and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.

[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 50.

[2] It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Skipton and is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal; there are six locks on the canal at Bank Newton.

[3] In 2016, as part of the canal's bicentenary, lock number 38 was officially renamed the 'Mike Clarke Lock' in commemoration to the president of The Leeds and Liverpool Society, Mike Clarke.

[4] Notable historic houses include the Grade II listed Newton Grange which now provides holiday cottage accommodation and is a venue for weddings,[5][6] and the grade II* listed Bank Newton Hall.