OS grid reference SD888997 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district DL11 Shire county North Yorkshire Dialling code 01748 UK parliament constituency Richmond | Country England Post town RICHMOND Local time Saturday 1:20 PM District Richmondshire Civil parish Muker | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 48 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Angram is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Keld to the north and Thwaite to the south. Angram forms part of the civil parish of Muker.
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Map of Angram, Richmond, UK
Governance
The hamlet is within the Richmond; the Swaledale ward of Richmondshire District Council and the Upper Dales Electoral Division of North Yorkshire County Council.
Geography
The hamlet is located on the B6270 between Thwaite and Keld below Great Shunner Fell and close to a small beck named Skeb Skeugh. The area around this beck, known as Angram Bottoms, has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is made of seven fields covering 24.2 acres supporting a diverse habitat of flora. A combination of mire and wet grassland, due to many sinkholes and springs. Plants in the wet grasslands that can be found here include sharp-flowered rush, lesser spearwort, slender tufted-sedge, bottle sedge, common marsh-bedstraw, northern marsh-orchid, marsh-marigold and meadowsweet. Other areas of marsh support marsh lousewort, carnation sedge, flea sedge, star sedge, marsh valerian and marsh violet.