In a remote corner of Northern England, a long way northwest of Broomhouses, lies the moor town of Clinkskell. Over the passing years Clinkskell has become a fairly isolated place.
In 1964 her closest neighbour Hatherston was demolished to make way for the proposed B429 duel carriageway (a costly project that was later abandoned).
What used to be the picturesque valley village of Ercil Meer was submerged in 1932 owing to the construction of the Vortigan dam. And on August 14th 1899, the infamous holiday resort of Dugdale suddenly became quite impossible to find ~ to be known forever after as the Misplaced Village.
Any traveller wishing to visit Clinkskell must undertake a long and lonesome road. It has frequently been mentioned that the bleak, windswept journey there is perhaps England's most unwelcoming.
However, those who complete the gloomy approach will find the moor town accommodates many remarkable sights. Alongside ancient woodland, pastoral meadow and delightfully unusual agricultural developments, the town's elaborate architecture is, to the bafflement of many, both eerie and welcoming at the same time.