Austwick
is a small village situated mostly in the
Yorkshire Dales National Park
but with
some parts in a designated 'Area of Natural
Beauty'.
It has
very close connections with
Eldroth, Feizor, Keasden, Lawkland, and
Wharfe
but also with the close neighbouring Village
of Clapham by sharing the Church of England
Vicar who covers the four Parishes of
Austwick, Clapham Eldroth, and Keasden.
Fortunately, it is relatively unspoilt and,
although there are dwelling houses from
different centuries right up to the present
century, many still remain from earlier
times with several dating from the 16th
century. For
further information on Austwick
please click
on the following link:
About Austwick
Austwick
has many interesting resident and visiting
birds. The natural covering, trees, the old
type of stone housing, and dry stone walls,
give a wide choice of nesting habitats
A young
Spotted Flycatcher.
Equally,
it has an extremely rich variety of wild
flowers, butterflies, moths, and insects a
virtual paradise for those having an
interest in nature.
Daffodils
in the snow. Austwick Easter Sunday 2008
The Area
Is One Of Great Geological Interest.
This
photograph shows one of the many so called
'erratic' boulders to be found on Norber,
overlooking the village of Austwick.
Overlooking Austwick, stands Oxenber Hill,
capped
with a magnificent limestone pavement.
Further details
about 'Geological Features' may be
found by following the 'About Austwick'
link, then clicking on the 'Geology of the area'
sign further
down that page."
Austwick
is a close community with residents
cooperating together to keep the
village in a healthy state and to provide
communal facilities. That it is also forward
thinking is clear for
when it was not possible to obtain a fast
and economical connection to the Internet ,
it was one of the very first rural villages
to set up its very own connection using a
radio link. Fully researched by a resident,
and constructed and put into action, using
community volunteers that system is still
in operation over an area of more than 50 square miles
providing a radio link via antennae to over
100 households, Austwick's Primary School,
and to several quite isolated sites where
normal connection would be impossible.
One of the radio 'Access Points'
enabling villagers and even isolated
farmsteads
to connect to the World Wide Internet.
This Community Website
was
supported by DEFRA as part of a
Grant Award given to the Austwick Community Broadband
Association.
The
following link will connect you to the
Website of the Department of the
Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
www.defra.gov.uk
