Ingleton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is 30km from Kendal and 28km from Lancaster on the western side of the Pennines. It is 15km from Settle. The River Doe and the River Twiss meet to form the source of the River Greta, a tributary of the River Lune. The village is on the A65 road and at the head of the A687. The B6255 takes the south bank of the River Doe to Ribblehead and Hawes. All that remains of the railway in the village is the landmark Ingleton Viaduct. Arthur Conan Doyle was a regular visitor to the area and was married locally, as his mother lived at Masongill from 1882 to 1917 (see notable people). There is growing evidence to support a claim that the inspiration for the name Sherlock Holmes came from here.Whernside, 5.7mi NNE of the village, one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, is the highest point in the parish at 736m.
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