Ingleby Arncliffe
Travelling through Ingleby Arncliffe you would be forgiven for not realising you have actually passed through two villages! Ingleby Cross is the second village that merges with Ingleby Arncliffe, the former being the smaller of the two. The two villages are split into two by the National Park boundary, however the half the village that falls outside the boundary is just as beautiful and charming.
Lying in the shadows of the Cleveland Hills, and located on the west side of the moors it is a quaint village with traditional old English cottages. There are many pleasant walks to undertake from the village including up into the hillside adjacent to the village. Once climbed, which takes about an hour, there are spectacular views of...
the surrounding areas. One particularly good view is from a large rock face which overhangs above all the tree tops. Another well known local walk is to the nearby village of Osmotherly.
Ingleby Arncliffe is situated directly on the "Coast to Coast" walk and the village pub is a regular stopping off point for the long distance walkers.
Ingleby Arncliffe's name is made of four elements; ‘Ingle' means ‘English', ‘by' is a Danish word for ‘village', ‘Arn' is an ‘eagle' and ‘Cliffe' is a ‘hill'. So the literal meaning is ‘Englishman's village near the Eagles Hill'. It is thought that the village was identified as belonging to an Englishman, as Viking settlements were so numerous in the region that the presence of Anglo-Saxons was seen as unusual.
Many of the villagers are very proud of their beautiful gardens, and regular "open days" are held to allow tourists to look round normally private gardens.
Another point of interest for Ingleby Arncliffe includes a remarkable Water Tower which is well worth a picture.
