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Malham
Malham shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 150 |
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| OS grid reference | SD900629 |
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Dialling code | 01729 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Skipton and Ripon |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Malham is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales with a population of approximately 150.[1] The surrounding countryside is well known for its limestone pavements and other examples of limestone scenery. The most obvious tourist attractions are Malham Tarn, Malham Cove, and the Dry valley. The village hosts an annual agricultural and horticultural show on the Saturday before the August Bank Holiday. This is known as the Malham Show and now has competitions for everything from Lego models to fell running. Another major annual event is the Malham Safari, where the villagers and particularly the local school build sculptures around the village. This event attracts many tourists and stalls are put up on the green.
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Malham is a popular walkers' destination. The rise in tourism over Malham's history has led to some deterioration of the area's surrounding paths as tourists wander off the paths and cause pockets of erosion, a process often called "footpath erosion". The footpaths in the area are maintained by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.
In the village itself there is a National Park Information Centre and a large car park, which are attractive to tourists. The long-distance path the Pennine Way passes through the village, which is close to the natural landmarks of Malham Cove, Malham Tarn, Gordale Scar and Janet's Foss. The Malham Show Fell Race runs over the nearby 301-metre (988 ft) 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.[2]
One of the most notable recent attractions to the area has been the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 which took place around the Malham limestone pavement.[3]
In the 1950s the village gave its name to a Ham class minesweeper, HMS Malham.
Malham has an Oceanic climate, but is generally colder and wetter than most settlements in Britain due to its more upland setting. This exposed position means the temperature range is limited, due to little pooling of cold air. Extremes of temperature (since 1960) range from 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) during August 1990,[4] down to −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) during March 2001.[5]
| Climate data for Malham Tarn 381m asl, 1971-2000, extremes 1960- | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.09 (50.17) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.98 (39.17) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−13 (9) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1 (30.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 165.0 (6.496) |
115.5 (4.547) |
134.2 (5.283) |
90.7 (3.571) |
84.8 (3.339) |
96.8 (3.811) |
94.8 (3.732) |
122.8 (4.835) |
129.8 (5.11) |
152.3 (5.996) |
156.3 (6.154) |
175.3 (6.902) |
1,518.3 (59.776) |
| Avg. rainy days | 18.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 181.6 |
| Sunshine hours | 36.3 | 52.8 | 79.1 | 117.0 | 164.3 | 141.0 | 144.8 | 146.3 | 106.2 | 78.7 | 49.5 | 32.9 | 1,148.9 |
| Source no. 1: ScotClim[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Royal Dutch Meteorological Instite/KNMI[7] | |||||||||||||