Otterburn: what to know before moving day
Only four buildings in the parish are listed, and all of them are in the hamlet: Otterburn Hall and Otterburn Lodge, both early 19th century stone houses of three bays, Grove Farmhouse from the 17th century, and Otterburn Bridge, a single stone arch that carries Malham Road over the beck. Hellifield Road is the other named road through the hamlet, with the postcode BD23 4DX.
The beck matters beyond the name. It flows south-east to meet the River Aire at Bell Busk, and the low pasture between Otterburn and Bell Busk is known to flood badly, with a great flood recorded in July 1881. After heavy rain, say so when you book and check the lanes are open. A Neolithic barrow found south of the hamlet in 1885 is now a scheduled monument.
How the van gets to Otterburn
The van comes from Bradford by the A650 and A629 to Skipton and the A65 north-west past Gargrave. At Hellifield, Malham Road leaves the A65 by a milestone of 1733, and in Otterburn the same road crosses the beck on Otterburn Bridge, with Hellifield Road serving the houses. Otterburn is an estimated 45 to 60 minutes, roughly, from Bradford.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Otterburn
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
Otterburn: questions before you book
There is more than one Otterburn. How do I make sure the right one is booked?
Give the BD23 4 postcode and say Otterburn in Craven. This one is in North Yorkshire's Mid Craven ward, near Airton and Hellifield, and its census figures are counted with Airton parish.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 4DX is in Mid Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Otterburn
- Otterburn, North Yorkshire (Wikipedia): Otterburn-in-Craven, near Airton, Calton and the A65, 9 miles north-west of Skipton and 1.9 miles east of Hellifield, Otterburn Beck to the Aire at Bell Busk, flooding and the July 1881 flood, Neolithic barrow found 1885 and scheduled, about 40 people in 2015, census details included with Airton
- Listed buildings in Otterburn (Wikipedia): four listed buildings, all in the village: Grove Farmhouse, Otterburn Bridge carrying Malham Road over the beck, Otterburn Hall, Otterburn Lodge
- OpenStreetMap data via Nominatim: Hellifield Road, Otterburn, BD23 4DX
- Listed buildings in Hellifield (Wikipedia): milestone of 1733 at the junction of the A65 and Malham Road