The Yorkshire Dales (also known as the "Dales") is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England. The Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point of Pen Y Fan (886 m/2907 feet) to Corn Du (873 m/2864 feet). ... This article is about national parks. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1438 KB) Own Personal Photography, taken August 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... The Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point of Pen Y Fan (886 m/2907 feet) to Corn Du (873 m/2864 feet). ... Image File history File links Yorkshire Dales National Park, within North Yorkshire Created and uploaded by Keith Edkins File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Cumbria. Most of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales District National Park, created in 1954, and now one of the twelve National parks of England and Wales (not including the South Downs which is due to become one). The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... The Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point of Pen Y Fan (886 m/2907 feet) to Corn Du (873 m/2864 feet). ...

The Dales is a collection of river valleys and the hills in between them, rising from the Vale of York westwards to the hilltops of the main Pennine watershed (the British English meaning). In some places the area even extends westwards across the watershed, but most of the valleys drain eastwards to the Vale of York - into the Ouse and then the Humber. This article is about the physical-geographic term. ... The Vale of York is the area surrounding the city of York, in the north of England. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... The River Ouse in York The River Ouse (pronounced ooze) in North Yorkshire, England flows through York and Selby. ... River Hull tidal barrier. ...

"Dale" comes from a Nordic/Germanic word for valley, and occurs in valley names across Yorkshire (and northern England generally) but since the creation of the Yorkshire Dales National park, the name "Yorkshire Dales" has come to refer specifically to these western dales (the area of dales and hills EAST of the Vale of York is now always called the "North York Moors" after the National Park created there). Confusingly, the Yorkshire Dales have plenty of moors, too. A View of the North York Moors The North York Moors (also known as the North Yorkshire Moors) is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. ...

They tend to be Glacial.

Geography

Most of the dales in the Yorkshire Dales are named after their river or stream (eg Arkengarthdale, formed by Arkle Beck). The best-known exception to this rule is Wensleydale, which is named after the town of Wensley rather than the River Ure, although an older name for the dale is Yoredale. In fact, valleys all over Yorkshire are called "(name of river)+dale" - but only the more northern Yorkshire valleys (and only the upper, rural, reaches) are included in the term "The Dales". For example, the southern boundary area lies in Wharfedale and Airedale. The lower reaches of these valleys are not usually included in the area, and Calderdale much further south, would never normally be referred to as part of "The Dales" even though it is a dale, is in Yorkshire, and the upper reaches are as scenic and rural as many valleys further north. Wensleydale is the valley (dale) of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley (also called a vale or dale) is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley (also called a vale or dale) is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ... For the Bradford MDC Ward see Wharfedale (ward). ... Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, corresponding to the river valley of the River Aire (pronounced air). ... Calderdale is a metropolitan district of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the Calder flows. ...

Geographically, the classical Yorkshire Dales spread to the north from the market and spa towns of Settle, Deepdale near Dent, Skipton, Ilkley and Harrogate in North Yorkshire, with most of the larger southern dales (e.g. Ribblesdale, Malhamdale and Airedale, Wharfedale and Nidderdale) running roughly parallel from north to south. The more northerly dales (e.g. Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teesdale) running generally from west to east. There are also many other smaller or lesser known dales (e.g. Arkengarthdale, Barbondale, Bishopdale, Clapdale, Coverdale, Dentdale and Deepdale, Garsdale, Kingsdale, Littondale, Langstrothdale, Raydale, Waldendale and the Washburn Valley) whose tributary streams and rivers feed into the larger valleys.^[1] Statistics Population: 2420 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD817639 Administration District: Craven Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: West Riding Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Dent may mean: In England: Dent, a small fell in the west of Cumbria Dent, a village in the south east of Cumbria Dent Bank, a small village in County Durham In the United States: Dent, Minnesota Dent, Ohio Other: Dent Arthurdent, the principal character in The Hitchhikers Guide... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... , Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, England. ... Wensleydale is the valley (dale) of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England. ...

The characteristic scenery of the "Dales" is green upland pastures separated by dry-stone walls and grazed by sheep and cattle. The dales themselves are 'U' and 'V' shaped valleys, which were enlarged and shaped by glaciers, mainly in the most recent, Devensian ice age. The underlying rock is principally Carboniferous limestone (which results in a number of areas of limestone pavement) in places interspersed with shale and sandstone and topped with millstone grit. However, to the north of the Dent fault, the hills are principally older Silurian and Ordovician rocks, which make up the Howgill Fells. It has been suggested that Rock fence be merged into this article or section. ... Species See text. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley (also called a vale or dale) is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... The Devensian glaciation is a name for an ice age period which occurred between 120,000 and 10,000 years ago. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Limestone pavement above Malham Cove A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles artificial pavement. ... Shale Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Gritstone is a sedimentary rock composed of coarse sand grains and is a coarser version of sandstone. ... The Silurian is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Ordovician period, about 443. ... Artist impression of the Ordovician Sea. ... The Howgill Fells are a small group of hills in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales national park in northern England, bounded approximately by a triangle drawn between Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay. ...

Many of the upland areas consist of heather moorland, used for grouse shooting in the months following August 12 each year (the 'Glorious Twelfth'). Binomial name (L.) Hull Heather redirects here. ... Moorland in the Pennines (England); Coarse grasses and bracken tend to dominate especially in high rainfall areas. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Glorious Twelfth is usually used to refer to August 12, the start of the open season for grouse shooting in the United Kingdom. ...

Cave systems

Gaping Gill

Impressive size of Gaping Gill

Because of the limestone that runs throughout the "Dales" there are extensive cave systems present across the area making it one of the major areas for caving in the UK. Many of these are open to the public for tours and for caving.^[2] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). ... Caving frequently involves a lot of mud. ... Caving frequently involves a lot of mud. ...

These include:

• Gaping Gill System,^[3]
• Alum Pot System
• Mossdale Caverns
• Kingsdale Caverns
• Lancaster Pot
• Easegill Caverns System
• White Scar Caves near Ingleton,^[4]
• Ingleborough Cave ^[5] in Clapdale near Clapham,
• Stump Cross Caverns near Pateley Bridge.

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Stone houses in Hawes, a typical example of Dales architecture

Limestone hills and dry-stone walls in the west of the Yorkshire Dales. This part of the national park is popular with walkers due to the presence of the Yorkshire three peaks.

In 1954 an area of 1,770 km² was designated the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Most of the National Park is in North Yorkshire, though part lies within Cumbria. The park is 50 miles north east of Manchester; Leeds and Bradford lie to the south, while Kendal is to the west and Darlington to the east.^[6] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1852x1881, 918 KB) Description: view of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom Source own photography --Immanuel Giel 11:36, 29 August 2006 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1852x1881, 918 KB) Description: view of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom Source own photography --Immanuel Giel 11:36, 29 August 2006 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Hawes is a small market town in the Yorkshire Dales. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1302x1354, 343 KB) Description: Dry stone wall in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Source own photography --Immanuel Giel 06:46, 29 August 2006 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1302x1354, 343 KB) Description: Dry stone wall in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Source own photography --Immanuel Giel 06:46, 29 August 2006 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are... It has been suggested that Rock fence be merged into this article or section. ... Ingleborough as seen from the summit of Whernside The mountains of Whernside (736 m), Ingleborough (723 m) and Pen-y-ghent (694 m) are collectively known as the (Yorkshire) Three Peaks. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... The Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point of Pen Y Fan (886 m/2907 feet) to Corn Du (873 m/2864 feet). ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

Over 20,000 residents live and work in the park, which attracts over eight million visitors every year. The area has a large collection of activities for visitors. For example, many people come to the "Dales" for walking or exercise. The National Park is crossed by several long-distance routes including the Pennine Way, the Dales Way, the Coast to Coast Path and the latest national trail - the Pennine Bridleway.^[7] Cycling is also popular and there are several cycleways.^[8] The Pennine Way is a long-distance footpath in England. ... The Dales Way is a Long Distance Footpath in northern England. ... The Pennine Bridleway is a new National Trail under designation in Northern England. ...

The Park has its own museum, the Dales Countryside Museum, housed in a conversion of the Hawes railway station in Wensleydale in the north of the Park.^[9] The park has 5 visitor centres located in major destinations in the park.^[10] These are at: The Dales Countryside Museum is a local museum for the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England. ... Hawes railway station was a railway station that served the town of Hawes in North Yorkshire, England. ... Wensleydale is the valley (dale) of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England. ...

• Aysgarth Falls
• Grassington
• Hawes
• Malham
• Reeth

Other places and sights within the National Park include: Aysgarth Falls are triple flight of waterfalls, carved out by the River Ure over an almost a one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England. ... Grassington is a picturesque village in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England. ... Hawes is a small market town in the Yorkshire Dales. ... Malham is surrounded by stone-walled pastures. ... Reeth is a small town in Yorkshire Dales where you are all fattys and will die Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England and principal settlement of Swaledale. ...

• Clapham
• Cautley Spout waterfall
• Gaping Gill
• Hardraw Force
• Horton in Ribblesdale
• Kisdon Force waterfall in Swaledale
• Sedbergh
• Settle
• The Yorkshire three peaks

Clapham (grid reference SD745694) is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gaping Gill entrance shaft viewed from the Main Chamber A wet view up the Fell Beck Falls into the entrance shaft; the small spot in the middle is a person being lowered down on a winch chair Gaping Gill on Ingleborough Hill is one of the deepest potholes in the... Hardraw Force is a spectacular waterfall in a wooded ravine just outside the tiny hamlet of Hardraw at the foot of Buttertubs Pass and the head of Wensleydale in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, where the Pennine Way passes close by. ... Horton in Ribblesdale churchyard, with Pen-y-ghent in the background. ... Kisdon Force. ... Swaledale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in England. ... Sedbergh (pronounced Sedber or even, by the locals, Sebber) is a small town in the county of Cumbria, traditionally part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ... Statistics Population: 2420 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD817639 Administration District: Craven Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: West Riding Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Ingleborough as seen from the summit of Whernside The mountains of Whernside (736 m), Ingleborough (723 m) and Pen-y-ghent (694 m) are collectively known as the (Yorkshire) Three Peaks. ...

Miscellaneous

James Herriot's veterinary books are set in the Dales, as is the TV soap opera Emmerdale. Herriot’s former surgery in Thirsk is now a tourist attraction. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... For the 1994 debut album by The Cardigans, see Emmerdale (album). ...

The acclaimed American travel writer Bill Bryson lived in and is an admirer of the Yorkshire Dales. He describes the dales in his book on Britain, Notes from a Small Island. William Bill McGuire Bryson, OBE, (born December 8, 1951) is a best-selling American-born author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects. ... Notes from a Small Island is a travel book by Bill Bryson. ...

The British writer Gervase Phinn has published four autobiographical novels (a fifth will be released in summer 2007) about his career as a school inspector in the Dales. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

The Yorkshire Dales is served by its own radio station, Fresh Radio, which broadcasts programmes from studio bases in Skipton and Richmond, North Yorkshire. Fresh Radio is a local radio station broadcasting to the Yorkshire Dales in northern England on three medium wave (AM) frequencies and currently two FM frequencies (17 Feb 2007). ... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... The town of Richmond as seen from the top of the keep of Richmond Castle Richmond is a market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, UK and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. ...

List of Dales

Janet's Foss, near Malham

The whole of Ingleborough as seen from the peat bog below

• Arkengarthdale
• Birkdale
• Bishopdale
• Coverdale
• Dentdale
• Garsdale
• Langstrothdale
• Littondale
• Malhamdale
• Nidderdale
• Ribblesdale
• Swaledale
• Wensleydale
• Wharfedale

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1820 KB) Janets Foss is a waterfall near Malham, North Yorkshire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1820 KB) Janets Foss is a waterfall near Malham, North Yorkshire, England. ... Malham is surrounded by stone-walled pastures. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Bishopdale, a dale and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, forms part of the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Coverdale is a dale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. ... The valley of Dentdale takes its name from the village of Dent. ... Garsdale is a narrow valley in Northern England on the western slopes of the Pennines, between Baugh Fell to the north, and Rise Hill to the south. ... Langstrothdale is a dale and valley in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. ... Littondale comprises the three main settlements of Arncliffe, Litton, and Halton Gill, and yeomans houses dating from the 17th century are to be seen throughout the Dale. ... Malham is surrounded by stone-walled pastures. ... Upper Nidderdale Nidderdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside of the formal National Park area) in North Yorkshire, England. ... The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the North of England. ... Swaledale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in England. ... Wensleydale is the valley (dale) of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England. ... For the Bradford MDC Ward see Wharfedale (ward). ...

See also

• Bolton Castle
• Skipton
• Settle and Carlisle Railway
• List of peaks in the Yorkshire Dales

Bolton Castle is located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. ... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... The Settle–Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main railway line in northern England. ... This is a list of the peaks in the Yorkshire Dales, according to different classifications. ...

References

External links

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