Airton
Airton is situated on the west bank of the Aire between Gargrave and Malham
In the Domesday book it had a manor which was part of the Fief of Roger of Poictou, Lord of Clitheroe. A little later it was owned by the Bulmer family and then passed by marriage to the Fitzhughs until 1425. About this time the mill was built to grind corn for the local inhabitants. It had a varied career as Cotton mill, engineering factory, Dettol warehouse and chicken housing before becoming flats
There are two places of worship in the village – the Quaker meeting place and the Methodist Chapel. There used to be a number of shops but gradually they have disappeared
Farmland surrounds the village and the two roads leading off the Malham road go over to Hellifield and Settle, this is a particularly fine trip on a lovely day
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