Richmondshire District North Yorkshire England United Kingdom
54.289139,-1.902685

West Witton

West Witton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684 (the main road between Leyburn and Hawes). The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Swinithwaite. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 347. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 340. The educator Eric James, Baron James of Rusholme, lived in West Witton, and after his death had his ashes scattered there.

Distance between:

London to West Witton 207 Miles / 333 Kms
Liverpool to West Witton 76 Miles / 122 Kms

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Population 2017: 358 inhabitants