Malham

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Map sources for Malham at grid reference SD9062

Malham is surrounded by stone-walled pastures.

Malham is a picturesque village in Craven, North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales. The population is only 120. The surrounding county is well known for its limestone pavements and other examples of limestone scenery. The most obvious of the attractions for tourism are the malham tarn, malham cove, and the watlowes valley.

1 Tourism
2 Picture gallery
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Tourism

The rise in tourism over Malhams history has lead to a deterioration of the areas surrounding paths as tourists waver off the path and cause erosion. This process is often called foot path erosion. This has caused problems in Malham and lowered the beauty of some of the scenery with ugly gashes in the wildlife where the paths have been created.

There is a National Park Information Centre and large car park in the village, which attracts many tourists. The long-distance path the Pennine Way passes through the village. It is close to the natural landmarks of Malham Cove, Malham Tarn, Gordale Scar and Janet's Foss.

In May 2006, it was reported that a covert listening device was discovered hidden in the local parish hall, leaving the villagers baffled by its discovery. The electronic transmitter was found in a wall socket during a safety inspection at Malham village hall [1].

In the 1950s the village gave its name to a Ham class minesweeper, HMS Malham.