Healey, North Yorkshire
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Healey is a small village and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Harrogate
Harrogate (borough)
Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate but it also includes surrounding towns and villages...

 district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is situated to the immediate west of Fearby
Fearby
Fearby is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located south-west of Bedale and west of Masham. Nearby settlements include Healey, High Ellington and Swinton....

 and is near Leighton
Leighton, North Yorkshire
Leighton is a hamlet in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the similar named Leighton Reservoir that provides for Yorkshire Water....

 and Leighton Reservoir
Leighton Reservoir
Leighton Reservoir is a reservoir which drains via the River Burn to the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It neighbours Roundhill Reservoir and is about west of Masham...

. It is about three miles west of Masham
Masham
Masham is a small market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,235. Situated in Wensleydale on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Mæssa's Ham", the homestead belonging to Mæssa. The Romans had...

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Healey has several holiday cottages and other investment properties in its small area. Healey is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the scenery is outstanding. Healey Mill is a former cornmill and one of the four Grade II Listed buildings within the village.
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