West Witton

West Witton

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 54.29141
longitude = -1.90527
official_name = West Witton
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shire_district= Richmondshire
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
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os_grid_reference = SE062884

West Witton is a village in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. Located in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684 (the main road between Leyburn and Hawes). The village is the first one on the A684 to lie within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. There is also an East Witton about five miles away in Coverdale.

The village is famous locally for its "Burning of Bartle" ceremony [http://www.halikeld.f9.co.uk/traditions/bartle/bartle1.htm Burning of Bartle – photos] [http://www.canonfire.com/cfhtml/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=704 Burning of Bartle – historical origins] held on 24 August (St Bartholomew's Day). Villagers parade an effigy around the village, stopping at various strategic places to recite a rhyme, before being placed on a bonfire and burned.

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