Galphay

Galphay (traditionally pronounced [ˈgɔ:fə] GAW-fə)[1] is a village in North Yorkshire, England.

It is situated in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The village has no church, shops or other public buildings and the Red Phone Box is also under threat of closure.

The earliest documentation about Galphay records that it was owned by Fountains Abbey in 1189.

Galphay was historically a hamlet in the township of Azerley in the large ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard in the West Riding of Yorkshire.