{"id":166573,"date":"2025-12-05T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/skipton-in-yorkshire-named-happiest-place-to-live-in-great-britain\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:13:54","slug":"skipton-in-yorkshire-named-happiest-place-to-live-in-great-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/skipton-in-yorkshire-named-happiest-place-to-live-in-great-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Skipton in Yorkshire named happiest place to live in Great Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAccess to nature and essential services, and friendliness of the people led \u2018gateway to the Dales\u2019 to top Rightmove indexIt is nicknamed \u201cthe gateway to the Dales\u201d, is home to one of England\u2019s best-preserved medieval castles and, for trivia fans, was the birthplace of half of Marks & Spencer. Now, the Yorkshire market town of Skipton has been named \u201cthe happiest place to live\u201d in Great Britain.It received the accolade from the property website Rightmove, which runs a \u201chappy at home\u201d index \u2013 now in its 14th year. The survey asks residents how they feel about their area based on a range of factors. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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