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Littlebeck Village
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RichD
November 29, 2025
Hiking
A tiny hamlet with scattered cottages, farms, and a chapel, giving it a secluded, timeless feel. The road through the village winds down a steep road with a picturesque ford that crosses the Little Beck stream.
Cornelia Fuchs
May 2, 2024
Hiking
Littlebeck is a tiny village with a lenghty past; it is hard to imagine today's picturesque rural idyll was actually once a centre of alum mining in the 17th to 19th centuries.
Alum, by the way, is used in dyeing as well as tanning leather. A hundred tons of shale would be produced in order to extract one ton of alum, so it seems remarkable the surrounding land appears so unscarred.
Alum, by the way, is used in dyeing as well as tanning leather. A hundred tons of shale would be produced in order to extract one ton of alum, so it seems remarkable the surrounding land appears so unscarred.
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Elevation 110 m
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