Starbeck

Starbeck is an area of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The population of Starbeck Ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,226. It has many facilities, including Starbeck railway station, which serves the Harrogate Line. Frequent services depart to Harrogate, Leeds and York.

History

Starbeck village was originally part of the ancient Royal Forest of Knaresborough, which is situated to the south of the River Nidd. It is north of the Rivers Wharfe and Washburn, and west of Blubberhouse Moor. The village traces its source in swamp ground between Knaresborough and High Harrogate. The 'Star Beck' flows into the Crimple Beck and Nidd, then into the North Sea. The Forest Lane level Crossing in Starbeck was used by Yorkshire Television for the filming of a scene in the Beiderbecke Affair. This is because besides tracks, access roads and the Middleton Railway, there are no level crossings in Leeds. Starbeck also featured in a 1989 episode of Yorkshire Television's The New Statesman starring Rik Mayall.