Angram is a hamlet in theYorkshire Dales in the county ofNorth Yorkshire, England.[1][2] It is nearKeld to the north andThwaite to the south. Angram forms part of thecivil parish ofMuker.
The hamlet is within theRichmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of theConservative Party. The Member of Parliament since the2015 general election has beenRishi Sunak.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district ofRichmondshire, it is now administered by the unitaryNorth Yorkshire Council.
The hamlet is on theB6270 betweenThwaite andKeld belowGreat Shunner Fell and close to a small beck named Skeb Skeugh. The area around this beck, known asAngram Bottoms, has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is made up of seven fields covering 24.2 acres supporting a diverse habitat of flora. A combination ofmire and wet grassland, due to many sinkholes and springs. Plants in the wet grasslands that can be found here includesharp-flowered rush,lesser spearwort,slender tufted-sedge,bottle sedge,common marsh-bedstraw,northern marsh-orchid,marsh-marigold andmeadowsweet. Other areas of marsh supportmarsh lousewort,carnation sedge,flea sedge,star sedge,marsh valerian andmarsh violet.[3]
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