Leighton, North Yorkshire

Hamlet in North Yorkshire, England

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54°12′39″N 1°45′05″W / 54.21082°N 1.75142°W / 54.21082; -1.75142

Leighton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Healey in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Leighton Reservoir that provides for Yorkshire Water.[1]

Notable residents

The religious prophet Martha Hatfield was from Leighton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Leighton reservoir works to take nine months". Ripon Gazette. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Hatfield, Martha". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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