Kettlewell
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{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|static_image = [[Image:Kettlewell(StevePartridge)Aug2005.jpg|240px|]]
|static_image_caption = <small>Kettlewell</small>
|latitude = 54.147
|longitude = -2.047
|official_name = Kettlewell
|population =
|shire_district = [[Craven]]
|shire_county = [[North Yorkshire]]
|region = Yorkshire and the Humber
|constituency_westminster = [[Skipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Skipton and Ripon]]
|post_town = SKIPTON
|postcode_district = BD23
|postcode_area = BD
|dial_code = 01756
|os_grid_reference = SD969723
}}
'''Kettlewell''' is a [[village]] in [[Wharfedale|Upper Wharfedale]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It lies between the villages of [[Grassington]], [[Kilnsey]] and [[Conistone]] to the south, [[Starbotton]] to the north west, the hamlet of [[Horsehouse]] to the north east, and later on [[Coverdale (dale)|Coverdale]]. The village nestles at the feet of [[Great Whernside]], and [[Buckden Pike]], and is where the [[River Wharfe]] and Park Gill Beck merge. The village lies to the east of the [[River Wharfe]], joined by an attractive stone bridge.
In the 13th century a market was established in the village which became a thriving community. Textiles (and, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, [[lead]] mining) revitalised the village and Kettlewell's appearance today derives much from its past 200 years. The remains of the smelting-mill, used from 1700 to 1880, can be seen near the meeting of the rivers Cam and Dowber Becks half a mile above the village.
[[Image:Kettlewell_scarecrow.jpg|thumbnail|left||100px|A scarecrow in the festival]]
The B6160 crosses the River Wharfe into Kettlewell by a grand stone bridge. There are three inns - the Racehorses, the Blue Bell and the King's Head which testify to Kettlewell's popularity with visitors, and in addition there are numerous guesthouses, holiday cottages, a [[Youth Hostel]] and a Village Store.
There are good examples of both 17th and 18th century houses here, including the vicarage. The church, however, is late Victorian.
In August the village hosts an annual [[scarecrow]] festival where a variety of scarecrows, dressed up as different characters are placed around the village.
[[Scargill House]] Christian conference centre is less than a mile from the centre of Kettlewell village.
Kettlewell was the location used to represent the village of Knapely in the [[2003]] film [[Calendar Girls]]. A "Calendar Girls Trail" brochure is available for a nominal fee at local shops and public houses, and gives information about local landmarks and buildings used in many of the scenes.
The village is part of the [[Kettlewell with Starbotton]] parish in the [[Craven]] district of [[North Yorkshire]].
==External links==
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*[http://www.kettlewell.info Kettlewell Village Website]
*[http://www.northyorks.com/kettlewell.htm Kettlewell]
*[http://www.kettlewellvillagestore.co.uk Kettlewell Village Store]
[[Category:Villages in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Wharfedale]]
[[Category:Craven]]
{{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub}}