Langcliffe - Yorkshire Dales National Park

In 1825, the first school was built in the village by subscription. In theearly 1980s, local people successfully petitioned against the threatenedclosure of Langcliffe School but, economically unviable, it finally closed in2007.The historical development of Langcliffe’s plan form (figure 09) showsthe general nature of the layout has changed little, with new buildingsfilling in the gaps while not altering the village’s edge (except in the north)or its main public spaces. Any future growth should respect this historicaldevelopment pattern.Figure 09: Historicaldevelopment of plan form, not toscale (graphics © Gaby Rose,YDNPA, 2009)Up to 1850 1851-18931894-19081909-todayb) ArchaeologyThe area surrounding Langcliffe village is rich in prehistoric remains.Victoria Cave has evidence of human activity from about 10,300 BC. Inthe more immediate vicinity just beyond the conservation area boundary,lynchets and other medieval field systems form clearly visible featureswithin the landscape (figure 10), though none of these are designated asscheduled monuments.Information about individual surveys, monuments or other features canbe found on Yorkshire Dales National Park Historic Environment Record(HER), which is a comprehensive and dynamic computer database linkedto a Geographic Information System (GIS).16