Leighton, North Yorkshire

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Leighton
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OS grid reference SE163794
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Post town RIPON
Postcode district HG4
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54°12′39″N1°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]

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Notable residents

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

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References

  1. "Leighton reservoir works to take nine months". Ripon Gazette. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. Wikisource-logo.svg 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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