Nappa: what to know before moving day
Nappa was first written down in the Domesday Book as Napars, and the name may come from Old English for an enclosure in a bowl-shaped hollow. It was a township of the ancient parish of Gisburn, became a civil parish of its own in 1866 and was merged into Hellifield on 1 April 2014, which is why older paperwork may still say Nappa parish. Council services come from North Yorkshire Council's Mid Craven ward.
Nappa sits on the A682, which runs between Bent Gate and Long Preston, and along that road stand old stone milestones, one of them near Goosemere Height, where the 17th century Goosmere Height Farmhouse is listed. On a main road like this, tell us whether there is a farm track or yard the van can pull into off the carriageway.
How the van gets to Nappa
Bradford to Skipton is the A650 and A629. Beyond Skipton the van takes the A65 north-west through Gargrave towards Hellifield and turns south onto the A682, which passes Nappa before Swinden and Halton West. The estimate for Bradford to Nappa is roughly 45 to 55 minutes.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Nappa
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
Nappa: questions before you book
My paperwork says Nappa parish. Is that still right?
Nappa parish was abolished on 1 April 2014 and joined to Hellifield, so the parish is now Hellifield. The postcode is still BD23 4 and the council is North Yorkshire Council.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 4LT is in Mid Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Hellifield
- Nappa (Wikipedia): hamlet in Hellifield parish on the A682, 10.5 miles west of Skipton, population about 10 in 2010, Domesday Napars, name origin, township of Gisburn, parish from 1866, abolished 1 April 2014 and merged with Hellifield
- Listed buildings in Hellifield (Wikipedia): Goosmere Height Farmhouse, milestones on the A682 including one near Goosemere Height
- OpenStreetMap data via Nominatim: the A682 at Nappa, Hellifield, BD23 4LS
- A roads in Zone 6 (Wikipedia): the A682 runs from Bent Gate to Long Preston