Timble

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Coordinates: 53°58′20″N 1°43′38″W / 53.97234°N 1.72715°W / 53.97234; -1.72715
Timble
Timble

 Timble shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE179529
District Harrogate
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OTLEY
Postcode district LS21
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Timble is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the slopes of the Washburn valley, north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs.

Timble Robinson Library

In 1988, the diaries of local man John Dickinson were published,[1] providing considerable insight into the history of the village and the surrounding area. In the 17th century, the village was home to The Witches of Timble, who were accused of witchcraft by local poet Edward Fairfax, and tried but acquitted twice at York.[2]

The village has one pub, the Timble Inn. It was closed in 2004 but was re-opened in September 2009 as a Free House following an extensive refurbishment.

The Yorkshire Water Way goes though Timble.




References

  1. Timble Man - Diaries of a Dalesman, by John Dickinson, edited by Ronald Harker (published 1988)
  2. The Washburn by Tom Bradley (published 1895, reprinted 1988)

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