Malham

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Malham
Malham shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD900629
District	Craven
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Dialling code	01729
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°03′40″N 2°09′11″W / 54.061, -2.153

Malham is a picturesque village in Craven, North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales. The population is only 120. The surrounding countryside is well known for its limestone pavements and other examples of limestone scenery. The most obvious of the attractions for tourism are Malham Tarn, Malham Cove, and the Watlowes valley. The village hosts an annual agricultural and horticultural show on August Bank holiday Saturday.

1 Tourism
2 Picture gallery
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Tourism

The rise in tourism over Malham's history has led to a deterioration of the areas surrounding paths as tourists waver off the path and cause erosion. This process is often called footpath erosion. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority conduct regular work to repair and maintain these footpaths and Malham remains a favourite walkers' destination.

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. Also Cawden looms over the village at 301 ft (92 m). The Malham Show Fell Race runs over Cawden as part of the course.

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.