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Sutton-in-Craven Parish
is located five miles south-east of Skipton. It is one of the
most southerly parishes in Craven, bordering the county of West
Yorkshire. |
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Sitting in a cleft
of the Pennines, the village is surrounded on three sides by
hills which rise sharply to around one thousand feet. Falling
from these hills is Sutton Beck, which runs through the village
into Holme Beck, eventually joining the River Aire near Kildwick. |
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Sutton is part of
the ancient parish of Kildwick, which consisted of the townships
of Kildwick,Silsden, Steeton, Farnhill, Holden, Estburne (Eastburn),
Bradley, Cowling, Cononley, Glusburn and Sutton in Airedale
as it was originally called. |
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The settlement grew
during the industrial revolution to become a typical example
of a South Pennines mill village. Sutton, with addition of part
of Glusburn, was constituted an ecclesiastical district in 1869. |
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At Earl Crag,
high above the village, are two man-made structures (The Pinnacles)
which dominate the skyline. These "salt and pepper pots"
as they are known locally are both within Sutton parish, one
mile apart. |
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Sutton Pinnacle
/ Lund's Tower is nearest Sutton. The site was chosen
by James Lund of nearby Malsis Hall as the site for the
construction of a monument, possibly to commemorate the
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. He built a single
tower containing a spiral staircase which has become popularly
known as Sutton Pinnacle. |
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Wainman's
Tower / Cowling Pinnacle is nearest Cowling, an older
tapering solid structure. There are a number of possible
suggestions as to its existence - a memorial to Lady
Amcott's husband, who died in the Civil War; erected
by Richard Wainman to mark the defeat of Napoleon at
the battle of Waterloo in 1815; or a memorial to his
son, who died in the Napoleonic War. By the latter part of the 19th century the pinnacle had become severely damaged by lightning, as a result of which it was demolished and rebuilt in January 1900 by Messrs. Gott and Riddiough of Cowling. |
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Sutton
Hall - a magnificent Victorian Gothic building, was demolished
in the 1940s. All that remains is an imposing stone archway,
"The East Lodge", The Lodge, West Lane, bridges
and stables converted to a residence. |
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