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Cononley Village

Find out about our community 

Cononley is a small village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, around 3 miles south of Skipton in the Aire Valley. It used to be part of the old West Riding of Yorkshire.

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People have been living in and around Cononley since the Bronze and Iron Ages. The village gets a brief mention in the Domesday Book, but the name itself is thought to be much older. The ‘ley’ part means a clearing in the woods, which makes sense given the Aire Valley’s landscape back then. The first part of the name might come from an old personal name or possibly a nearby stream or river.

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The Cononley local historian Trevor Hodgson discovered over 60 different spellings of Cononley over the centuries – including early versions like 'Conundley' and 'Cunanlay' – giving us a fascinating glimpse into the village’s long history.

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Find out more about our History

Cononley institute

The Institute

Our Community Space

Cononley allotments from above

The Allotments

See Cononley Grow

Dead Eye Pond

One to Walk to

Cononley Deadeye Pond

The Playing Fields

Maintained by the village

Cononley Playing Field street view
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