ONE VILLAGE in Yorkshire has such warm-hearted residents that even its bizarrely cold climate can’t melt them.
Grange Moor, situated between Huddersfield and Wakefield, is so cold that the townsfolk have dubbed it “Strange Moor”.
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Local chippy George Michaelas revealed to The Mirror that the weather is weird in more ways than one.
Not only is it two degrees colder than anywhere else in Yorkshire, but there is a constant layer of fog.
He said: “The fog is everywhere. as soon as you go somewhere else there’s no fog.
“It [the village] seems to get more strange things than anywhere else.”
It has also been claimed that the village’s cold, and slightly abnormal, climate has caused many a newcomer to leave within months of arriving.
Yet, George went on to say that he has never known people to be as friendly as they are in Grange Moor.
George relocated to the village five years ago, and despite having lived in Bradford, Barnsley and Sheffield, he said there’s no place as welcoming as Grange Moor.
He was initially surprised when he stepped out and received a “morning George”, but soon realised everyone knows each other.
He said: “In Grange Moor, they know my name as if I have lived here all my life.
“I have not known many places that people know you by name.”
He quickly came to adore life in his village, saying: “It’s very friendly and quiet and with no hooliganism.”
Two of his regular customers are Jeff and Dorothy Linley, although they described his portion sizes as a little too generous.
Not only is George famous for serving “ridiculously huge” portions, but he has also been known to help his community.
Once a month he provides the village association with 60 portions of fish and chips at a reduced price so that it can be given to those in need.
The Linleys moved up from Lepton, a nearby village, and concurred that although the village is colder it is “lovely”.
Jeff said: “We love it here. It has a lovely village atmosphere.”
While Dorothy added: “It is a lovely friendly village but it is colder than everywhere else.”
Residents, like Ann Holly, added that properties fly off the market in Grange Moor as people fall in love with the countryside, and that the fog actually heightens its appeal.
Misty mornings have proven to be a favourite in the UK, so its no surprise that some Brits are drawn to Grange Moor.
As icy fog is blanketed the UK in 2020, walkers stopped to admire skylines, swimmers even went for dips, and dogs relished in the frosty fun.
More recently, a TikTok user shared a video of an abandoned town seeming dreamlike because of a layer of fog.
It added a misty, magical air – making it seem otherwordly.
Captioning her video, she said: “Exploring the abandoned village of Galboly in County Antrim.
“I hadn’t been here in 15 years, such a special place.”
At the start of the video, they started trekking up the hill while the mist began to form as they arrived at their destination.
Naomi added: “This special place feels hallowed.”
The village of Galboly is tucked into the Antrim hills at Garron Point, it is well known as the “robber’s village.”
It was rumoured that residents would rob unsuspecting tourists on the Antrim Coast road.
The village population started to decline due to unemployment as industrialization took over the agriculture sector.
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The last person to live in the village was a monk from the Abbey at Portglenon until he died in 2013.
The village’s location is quite popular for films and series, including some scenes from Games of Thrones filmed at the village.
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