Austwick is a
small village
situated mostly
in the Yorkshire
Dales National
Park
but with some
parts in a
designated 'Area
of Natural
Beauty'.
It has very
close
connections with
Eldroth, Feizor,
Keasden,
Lawkland, and
Wharfe
but also with
the close
neighbouring
Village of
Clapham by
sharing the
Church of
England Vicar
who covers the
four Parishes of
Austwick,
Clapham Eldroth,
and Keasden.
Fortunately, it
is relatively
unspoilt and,
although there
are dwelling
houses from
different
centuries right
up to the
present century,
many still
remain from
earlier times
with several
dating from the
16th century.
For further
information on
Austwick
please click on
the following
link:
About Austwick
Austwick has
many interesting
resident and
visiting birds.
The natural
covering, trees,
the old type of
stone housing,
and dry stone
walls, give a
wide choice of
nesting habitats
A young Spotted
Flycatcher.
Equally, it has
an extremely
rich variety of
wild flowers,
butterflies,
moths, and
insects a
virtual paradise
for those having
an interest in
nature.
The area Is also
one
of great
geological
interest.
This photograph
shows one of the
many so called
'erratic'
boulders to be
found on Norber,
overlooking the
village of
Austwick.
Overlooking
Austwick, stands
Oxenber Hill,
capped with a
magnificent
limestone
pavement.
Further details
about
'Geological
Features'
may be found by
following the
'About Austwick'
link, then
clicking on the
'Geology of the
area' sign
further down
that page."
Austwick is a
close community
with residents
cooperating
together to
keep the
village in a
healthy state
and to provide
communal
facilities. That
it is also
forward thinking
is clear for
when it was not
possible to
obtain a fast
and economical
connection to
the Internet ,
it was one of
the very first
rural villages
to set up its
very own
connection using
a radio link.
Fully researched
by a resident,
and constructed
and put into
action, using
community
volunteers that
system is still
in operation
over an area of
more than 50
square miles
providing a
radio link to
the Internet via
antennae to over
100 households,
Austwick
Primary School,
and to several
quite isolated
sites where
normal
connection would
be impossible.
One of the radio
'Access Points'
enabling
villagers and
even isolated
farmsteads
to connect to
the World Wide
Internet.
This Community
Website was
supported by
DEFRA as part of
a
Grant Award
given to the
Austwick
Community
Broadband
Association.
The following
link will
connect you to
the Website of
the Department
of the
Environment,
Food, and Rural
Affairs
www.defra.gov.uk
