First of all I'm sorry for the late post, but we have only just got home from a Moorsbus trip. More of that soon, and a shot today from last weekend on the Moorsbus, taken at one of my favourite villages on the North York Moors - Hutton le Hole.
This shot is taken from the main road through the village, looking in a westerly direction across the green towards a row of cottages backed by a steep tree covered hillside. There is another simular hillside behind where this shot was taken, and we had just descended that on our walk back from Lastingham, in time for our bus back towards York.
Over the years we have started or ended walks in this village on many occasions. Hidden in a fold in the land on the green is a little beck, with a wooden footbridge over it. Until quite recently sheep were allowed to roam here and they kept the grass nicely trimmed.
The other more significant change has been the number of houses that have become second homes or rental property, with the resulting decline in the few services that the village used to have.
The village name comes from its location between two hills where the stream has cut its way south through the tabular hills. It might more correctly be called 'Hutton in the hole'!
Looks a lovely village. I thought the name came from Something French because of the 'le' in the name. We have only a very few places that you can call villages because almost all places have now merged together into one single town/city and there is no longer a gap between one and the other.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Holiday homes and rentals are becoming a real problem in many popular areas of the country, and not only in rural areas. There are parts of York where there are now large numbers of short term rentals, and local people find it increasingly difficult to buy or long term rent properties in the city.
The addition of 'le' to the name took place in the 19th century. Several other places had the same added at around the same time. It was believed it would attract more visitors!
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Holiday homes and rentals are becoming a real problem in many popular areas of the country, and not only in rural areas. There are parts of York where there are now large numbers of short term rentals, and local people find it increasingly difficult to buy or long term rent properties in the city.
Ian
The addition of 'le' to the name took place in the 19th century. Several other places had the same added at around the same time. It was believed it would attract more visitors!
Ian
Thank you Vesna, this is one of my favourite places on the Moors.
Ian