Heathfield, North Yorkshire

Heathfield is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stonebeck Down in upper Nidderdale, in North Yorkshire, England.

It lies on a broad terrace on the west side of the dale, overlooking a steep slope down to the River Nidd.

[1] In the Middle Ages the land was owned by Byland Abbey, which mined lead and established a grange there.

[2] Heathfield Moor rises west of the hamlet, and is managed for grouse shooting.

[3] Media related to Heathfield, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons