A market town in North Yorkshire set in "some of the region's finest countryside" has been named the happiest place in Britain to live.

Skipton was praised for its access to nature and green spaces, and the friendliness of its residents, along with the quality of its schools. Second place in property website Rightmove’s 14th annual Happy at Home Index is Richmond-upon-Thames in London, for a second year in a row.

Skipton, with a population of 15,000, is known as the southern gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, and grew wealthy as a trading centre for sheep and wool. It tops Rightmove’s list of happiest areas this year, having come second in 2020 and sixth in last year’s study.

Patrick McCutcheon, from Yorkshire estate agent Dacre, Son & Hartley, said: “Skipton has it all. A highly desi

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