Healaugh, Richmondshire

For the place in Selby district, see Healaugh, Tadcaster.

Healaugh (pronounced "hee-law")^[1] is a small village in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. part of the county of North Yorkshire, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth.

Healaugh
Healaugh village
Healaugh Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE017990
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Richmond
Postcode district	DL11
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Richmond and Northallerton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.38709°N 1.97477°W / 54.38709; -1.97477

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The name Healaugh is derived from a Saxon word (Heah) meaning a high-level forest clearing.^[2]

The village is small, with no amenities except a stone trough fed by a hillside stream,^[1] and the village telephone box. The latter is unusually well endowed, with a carpet, waste paper bin, ash tray, directories and fresh flowers. Visitors may leave a donation.^[2]

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.^[3]

See also

• Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh