Landscape character assessment quadrants

There are 106 distinct numbered character areas in the Harrogate district although it was not possible to number them consecutively on a geographic basis.

Areas on the maps with no number are either main urban areas or registered historic parks and gardens. The latter is described in detail in English Heritage's register of historic parks and gardens for North Yorkshire.

NW character area sheets

Landscape character assessment NW map

 1 Gritstone Moor Nidderdale and Washburn (pdf / 452 KB)
 2 Upper Nidderdale Valley Reservoirs (pdf / 631 KB)
 3 Upper Nidderdale Valley (pdf / 387 KB)
 4 Nidderdale Valley Low Sikes to Pateley Bridge (pdf / 553 KB)
 6 Upper Colsterdale Valley (pdf / 516 KB)
 7 Upper River Burn to Pott Beck Confluence (pdf / 551 KB)
 8 Upper Pott Beck Valley Reservoirs (pdf / 324 KB)
 9 Laverton Upland Fringe (pdf / 425 KB)
 10 Bishopside Upland Fringe Farmland (pdf / 431 KB)
 31 Upper River Skell Valley (pdf / 576 KB)
 32 Skelding, Galphay and Lumley Moors Upland Fringe (pdf / 418 KB)
 34 Kirkby Malzeard Parliamentary Enclosure (pdf / 544 KB)
 36 Grewelthorpe Moor Grassland (pdf / 404 KB)
 37 Ilton to Nutwith Wooded Upland Fringe Grassland (pdf / 699 KB)
 38 River Burn Valley Farmland (pdf / 528 KB)
 39 Ellingstring and Fearby Upland Fringe Grassland (pdf / 497 KB)
 40 Ellingstring to Low Ellington Upland Fringe (pdf / 564 KB)
 41 River Ure Corridor Charlcot to Aldburgh Hall (pdf / 423 KB)

NE character area sheets

Landscape character assessment NE map

 33 River Laver Corridor (pdf / 846 KB)
 35 Kirkby Malzeard and Grewelthorpe (pdf / 566 KB)
 42 Ure Corridor Hackfall to Mickley Reach (pdf / 626 KB)
 43 Vale Fringe Valley Kirkby Malzeard to Azerley (pdf / 421 KB)
 44 Aldfield to Studley Vale Fringe Farmland (pdf / 587 KB)
 45 West Ripon Rivers Laver and Skell Confluence (pdf / 483 KB)
 46 South Ripon Farmland (pdf / 509 KB)
 74 Skelton on Ure Rolling Farmland (pdf / 421 KB)
 75 Ure Corridor Recreation Area Ripon to Newby Reach (pdf / 547 KB)
 76 East of Ripon Farmland (pdf / 521 KB)
 77 North of Ripon Farmland (pdf / 478 KB)
 78 River Ure Corridor Sleningford Water Mill to Ripon Reach (pdf / 305 KB)
 79 River Ure at West Tanfield Farmland (pdf / 454 KB)
 80 Wath Farmland with Parkland (pdf / 769 KB)
 81 Dishforth and Surrounding Farmland (pdf / 305 KB)
 82 Baldersby and Surrounding Farmland (pdf / 581 KB)
 83 River Swale Corridor Skipton on Swale to Brafferton Reach (pdf / 386 KB)
 84 Cundall Asenby Low Lying Ridge Farmland (pdf / 444 KB)
 85 Thornton Bridge Drained Low Lying Arable Farmland (pdf / 470 KB)
 86 Swale Ure Corridor Boroughbridge to Treble Sykes Farm (pdf / 392 KB)

​​​​​​​SW character area sheets

Landscape character assessment SW map

 1 Gritstone Moor Nidderdale and Washburn (pdf / 452 KB)
 5 Bewerley Moor Grassland and Historic Industrial Area (pdf / 400 KB)
 11 Nidderdale Valley - Pateley Bridge to Summerbridge (pdf / 484 KB)
 12 Padside Beck Valley and Undulating Grassland (pdf / 507 KB)
 13 Nidderdale Valley - Summerbridge to New Bridge, Birstwith (pdf / 608 KB)
 14 Upper Washburn Valley (pdf / 606 KB)
 15 Forest Moor Undulating Grassland Plateau (pdf / 707 KB)
 16 Middle Washburn Valley (pdf / 465 KB)
 17 Timble Gill Beck Upland Fringe Grassland (pdf / 519 KB)
 18 Wharfedale South Facing Valley Side (pdf / 465 KB)
 19 Lower Washburn Valley (pdf / 614 KB)

SE character area sheets

Landscape character assessment SE map

 20 Stainburn Moor Lindley Moor and Sandwith Moor (pdf / 621 KB)
 21 Oak Beck and Reservoirs (pdf / 434 KB)
 22 Menwith and Penny Pot Grassland (pdf / 605 KB)
 23 Saltergate Valley Grassland (pdf / 579 KB)
 24 Lower Nidderdale Valley North West of Harrogate (pdf / 442 KB)
 25 Thornton Beck Vale Fringe Grassland (pdf / 437 KB)
 26 Hartwith Moor Grassland Plateau (pdf / 511 KB)
 27 Brimham Rocks (pdf / 660 KB)
 28 Bishop Thornton Vale Fringe Farmland (pdf / 346 KB)
 29 Sawley Moor Grassland and Forestry (pdf / 356 KB)
 30 Vale Fringe South of Skell and Skell Corridor (pdf / 603 KB)
 47 Bishop Monkton Moor and Ingerthorpe Moor Farmland (pdf / 432 KB)
 48 Burton Leonard and Bishop Monkton Undulating Farmland (pdf / 432 KB)
 49 Stainley Beck Corridor (pdf / 605 KB)
 50 Brearton and Nidd Arable Farmland (pdf / 392 KB)
 51 Knaresborough Reclaimed Gravel Pits (pdf / 369 KB)
 52 North Knaresborough Improved Grassland (pdf / 479 KB)
 53 Nidd Gorge (pdf / 730 KB)
 54 Harrogate Knaresborough Corridor (pdf / 415 KB)
 55 Bilton Triangle (pdf / 723 KB)
 56 Plompton and South Knaresborough Arable Land (pdf / 323 KB)
 57 Crimple and Park Beck Corridor (pdf / 596 KB)
 58 Middle Crimple Valley (pdf / 665 KB)
 59 Harlow Hill (pdf / 608 KB)
 60 Upper Crimple Valley (pdf / 788 KB)
 61 South West Harrogate Upland Fringe Undulating Farmland (pdf / 439 KB)
 62 Wharfe Valley Side Farmland (pdf / 523 KB)
 63 River Wharfe Flat Valley Bottom Washburn to Netherby Reach (pdf / 360 KB)
 64 River Wharfe Corridor Netherby to Woodhall including Carlston Hill (pdf / 439 KB)
 65 South East Harrogate Farmland (pdf / 540 KB)
 66 Nidd Corridor at Goldsborough (pdf / 514 KB)
 67 Goldsborough and Ribston Park (pdf / 384 KB)
 68 Hunsingore and Hopperton Wooded Farmland (pdf / 418 KB)
 69 East Knaresborough Arable Farmland (pdf / 500 KB)
 70 River Tutt Low Lying Arable Farmland (pdf / 373 KB)
 71 Hardriggs and Roecliffe Moor Farmland (pdf / 362 KB)
 72 Holbeck Valley Bottom (pdf / 251 KB)
 73 River Ure Corridor Newby Hall to Boroughbridge Reach (pdf / 347 KB)
 87 South Boroughbridge Farmland (pdf / 632 KB)
 88 Lower Dunsforth Riverside Farmland (pdf / 461 KB)
 89 Aldborough Moor and Great Ouseburn Low Lying Farmland (pdf / 391 KB)
 90 Marton cum Grafton Undulating Farmland (pdf / 435 KB)
 91 Marton Rolling Arable Farmland (pdf / 264 KB)
 92 Ouseburn village and Vale Farmland (pdf / 417 KB)
 93 River Ure Ouse Corridor (pdf / 410 KB)
 94 Kirby Hall Park and Farmland (pdf / 401 KB)
 95 Whixley Arable Farmland (pdf / 305 KB)
 96 Green Hammerton Low Lying Farmland (pdf / 347 KB)
 97 Nidd Corridor Ribston Park to Skip Bridge Reach (pdf / 414 KB)
 98 Lower Nidd Grassland Skip Bridge to River Ouse Reach (pdf / 388 KB)
 99 Scagglethorpe Moor Mixed Farmland (pdf / 608 KB)
 100 Kirk Deighton to Tockwith Arable Farmland (pdf / 473 KB)
 101 Tockwith Airfield (pdf / 282 KB)
 102 Marston Moor Drained Farmland (pdf / 464 KB)
 103 Marston Sloping Arable Farmland (pdf / 493 KB)
 104 Bilton in Ainsty Rolling Farmland (pdf / 347 KB)
 105 Wighill Ridge Farmland (pdf / 530 KB)
 106 River Wharfe Floodplain Farmland Thorp Arch to Tadcaster Reach (pdf / 290 KB)

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