Stackhouse

Stackhouse , is a hamlet near to Giggleswick on the western bank of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England.

Stackhouse lies on the western side of the River Ribble in north Ribblesdale, opposite Langcliffe, and 1.2 miles north of Giggleswick. The hamlet is located on the road from Settle to Helwith Bridge via Knight Stainforth. The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Roger de Poitu, though with no resident population. The hamlet was listed as having nearly 400 acres , and later came under the possession of Furness Abbey c. 1175. The hamlet has been recorded across the centuries as: Stacuse , Stachus , Stachossum, Stakhossum , and Stackhowse . The name derives from Old Norse meaning "the house near, or for, ricks." Sometimes the hamlet's name is written out as Stack House.

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