Cross Hills is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.
Cross Hills is a village in North Yorkshire, England, located between Skipton and Keighley. It forms part of the civil parish of Glusburn and Cross Hills and lies within the Aire Valley, surrounded by the hills of the eastern Pennines, including Steeton Moor, Cowling Moor, White Hill, and Kildwick Moor.
As of the 2021 census, Cross Hills had a population of around 4,800. The village developed as an extension of the older settlement of Glusburn and has historical ties to the textile industry. Glusburn Mill is a notable local landmark connected to this period of growth.
Cross Hills is divided by the Airedale railway line, with the southern area primarily residential and the northern part hosting light industry and commercial businesses. The village is served by the A6068 and A629 roads and benefits from regular bus services linking it to Keighley, Skipton, Burnley, and Colne.
Local amenities include a health centre, library, police station, and South Craven School, which provides secondary education and sixth-form courses. While Cross Hills does not have its own Church of England parish church, it falls under the parish of St Andrew’s Church in Kildwick. The village also has St Peter’s Methodist Church, St Joseph’s Catholic Church, and South Craven Evangelical Church.
Recreational opportunities in the village include tennis, bowling, and local football and cricket clubs. The nearby countryside offers scenic walks and cycling routes, with landmarks such as Lund’s Tower and Wainman’s Pinnacle located on Earl Crag.
Cross Hills today blends historical roots with modern living, making it a lively and well-connected part of North Yorkshire.
Cross Hills postcode: BD20 7EH
There are great places to visit near Cross Hills including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
Don't miss Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Cross Hills.
Ruins to visit near Cross Hills include Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts.
The area around Cross Hills boasts some of the best historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are great places to visit near Cross Hills if you like hiking areas.
Cross Hills has some unmissable villages nearby like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Cross Hills include Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are some of Cross Hills best towns to visit near Cross Hills.
There are a number of caves near Cross Hills including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
The area around Cross Hills features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Cross Hills is near some unmissable mountains like Ingleborough,
York, and Ripon are some of Cross Hills best cities to visit near Cross Hills.
There are a number of historic buildings near Cross Hills including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
There are a number of hills near Cross Hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
The area around Cross Hills features a number of interesting geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
Cross Hills's best nearby castles can be found at Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Cross Hills is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,
Don't miss Brimham Rocks's country parks if visiting the area around Cross Hills.
The area around Cross Hills boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a number of gardens near to Cross Hills including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Cross Hills area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Cross Hills History
There are some historic monuments around Cross Hills:
