Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.

[1] The village is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of Harrogate, extending south from the bridges on the A61 road over the River Nidd.

Killinghall is primarily a commuter village, currently without a public house, the Three Horseshoes and the Greyhound pub have closed, with the former set for demolition[2] and converted into a local convince store.

Within the parish, but outside the village is one other: Old Spring Well - formerly the Travellers' Rest,[3] with a second, The Nelson Inn, just outside the boundary,[4] Killinghall CE Primary School,[5] the Church of St Thomas,[6] Killinghall Methodist Church,[7] a children's day nursery, doctor's office and a garden centre with nursery.

[8] In the Domesday Book the village is called Chenihalle, i.e. Kennelhall; probably a place where the hounds (which belonged to the Lord of the Manor) were kept.

A nobleman in the county of Yorkshire had the power granted to him by one of the Saxon kings to keep Mastiff dogs for chasing wolves out of their territory.

[10] In the 17th century, early settlers acquired land in the Hollins Hall site of Lund Lane.

Known at that time as Yearwith Hollins, this was settled by 25 families; the site was chosen because it was inter common with Killinghall and Hampsthwaite, which meant it was not possessed by either village.

There were also rich families that used to live in the village such as the Pulleyns, Tancreds, and Bayns who all erected manor houses[11] that have since been reduced to grassy steps, and sometimes built over.

[12] During the English Civil War, after the Battle of Marston Moor in July 1644, Cromwell's Norwich Troop of horses were quartered at Killinghall Village.

The quarries have extracted their last lumps years ago, but many stone cutting businesses still exists in the area.

[14][15] On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.

After that the path goes over open fields until it reaches a 93 feet (28 m) high viaduct spanning the Nidd Gorge that was originally built in 1848.