Walden Head

Walden Head is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire. It lies 5 miles (8 km) of Aysgarth and to the north is a similar village Walden.^[1] The village lies in the civil parish of Burton-cum-Walden.

Walden Head
Approaching Walden Head
Walden Head Location within North Yorkshire
Civil parish	Burton-cum-Walden
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.22202°N 2.02467°W / 54.22202; -2.02467

The hamlet is bisected by Walden Beck which runs for 9 miles (14.3 km) from the watershed on Buckden Pike to Bishopdale Beck just before it flows under the A684 road in the valley.^[2] The road from West Burton peters out just south of the hamlet, but an old packhorse track goes over Buckden Pike and ends in the village of Starbotton.^[3]

Walden Head, like the other small settlements in the Walden Valley, have changed little over modern times.^[4] The Walden Valley is sometimes referred to as Waldendale, but this is not common.^[5] The name Walden means 'Valley of the Welsh'.^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Burton-cum-Walden