Colsterdale

Colsterdale is the valley of the River Burn, a tributary of the River Ure, in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It gives its name to a hamlet and civil parish in the upper part of the dale, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Masham. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 20 in 2010. The lower part of the dale around the hamlet of Gollinglith Foot is in the civil parish of Healey. The area is in Harrogate district.

Colsterdale
Colsterdale
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE130813
Civil parish
  • Colsterdale
Unitary authority
  • North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
  • North Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRIPON
Postcode districtHG4
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Although Colsterdale is not in Nidderdale, it lies within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Colsterdale is part of the privately owned Swinton Estate.

The Colsterdale towers are towers built between 1895 and 1911 to conduct surveys.

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