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Airton is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was known as Airtone in the Domesday Book. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Originally a Quaker village, there is no pub in the village. There is still a Quaker meeting house, a squatter's cottage on the village green and an old mill on the River Aire from which the village is named. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... A village in the Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales lie in an area of high ground in North and West Yorkshire, England. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ...


The Pennine Way passes around the edge of the village, by the river. The Pennine Way is a long-distance footpath in England. ...


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The Sherpa Van Project (362 words)
Airton is a beautiful village in the limestone country of Upper Airedale.
Since it was recorded in the Domesday Book, Airton has been a Quaker village, a mill village and a farming village.
The hostel is situated in the centre of Airton, a typical Yorkshire Dales village on the banks of the River Aire.
Pennine Cruisers of Skipton - Holidays on Narrowboat Airton (145 words)
Airton is extremely versatile in its sleeping arrangement, as the front cabin can be transformed from having two single beds to one double.
Airton's high quality and modern interior also incorporates a second toilet in addition to the main bathroom.
There is full central heating and a traditional wood-burning stove (which means that Airton is one of the ideal choices for out of season winter cruising) and the spacious kitchen and dining area houses a full size cooker with grill and 4-ring hob, a fridge with freezer compartment, television and CD radio.
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