Otterburn (historically known as Otterburn-in-Craven)[1] is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was listed as Otreburne and belonging to Roger de Poitou.

[5] Otterburn Beck, as the stream is now known, drains a catchment covering over 7.3 square miles (19 km2) and flows south east, covering a distance of 9.6 miles (15.5 km) before running into the River Aire at Bell Busk.

Speight postulates that the land is prone to flooding as it was the site of a lake in ancient times.

[17] However, in 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to number 40 people, a drop from 50 recorded at the 2011 census.