Malham Moor

Malham Moor is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Its population was estimated at 70 in 2015.^[1]

Malham Moor
Civil parish
Farm in Malham Moor
Population	70 (2015)
OS grid reference	SD870665
Civil parish	Malham Moor
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SETTLE
Postcode district	BD24
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.105°N 2.178°W / 54.105; -2.178

It has a joint parish council, Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council, with the parishes of Malham, Kirkby Malham and Hanlith.^[2]

Malham Tarn

There is no village in the parish. The parish includes scattered farms and houses, Malham Tarn and large areas of moorland, including Fountains Fell. The upland area identified on Ordnance Survey maps as Malham Moor lies outside the parish, to the east. It is north west of Threshfield along Malham Moor Lane. Its summit is at 411m.(SD952648)

Malham Moor was historically a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malham in the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[3] It became a civil parish in 1866,^[4] and in 1974 was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.