Semerwater
Semerwater is the second largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, England, after Malham Tarn. It is half a mile long, covers 100 acres and lies in Raydale, opposite the River Bain within Yorkshire Dales National Park.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Semer Water” and “Semmer Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Matthew’s Church, Stalling Busk and Addlebrough.
St Matthew’s Church, Stalling Busk
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Stalling Busk, North Yorkshire.
Addlebrough
Peak
Addlebrough is a fell in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is 481 m high. Bronze Age inhabitants built homes and enclosures on the fell's southern slopes. Addlebrough is situated 2 miles northeast of Semerwater.
Countersett Hall
House
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Countersett Hall is a Grade II* listed historic building in Countersett, a hamlet in North Yorkshire, in England. The house dates back to the twelfth century in parts – artefacts were discovered during renovations in the 1980s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stalling Busk and Yorkshire Dales.
Stalling Busk
Hamlet
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Stalling Busk is one of three settlements around Semer Water in the county of North Yorkshire in the small dale of Raydale just off from Wensleydale, England.
Yorkshire Dales
Photo: gruban, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Yorkshire Dales are a scenic area of limestone hills and valleys in North Yorkshire in the north of England. Much of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which extends into neighbouring Cumbria and Lancashire.
Marsett
Hamlet
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Marsett is one of three settlements in around Semer Water in Raydale, a small side dale off Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. Marsett is only a hamlet and lies to the south-west of the lake, at a point where a smaller side dale, Bardale, joins Raydale.
Semerwater
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Semerwater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Semer Water”
- French: “Semerwater”
- German: “Semer Water”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Semerwater”
- Swedish: “Semer Water”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Countersett and Bainbridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include yorkshire dales and Wensleydale.
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