Cotterdale
Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The dale lies to the west of Great Shunner Fell.Photo: WALKER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 12 residents
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cotter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cotter Force and Great Shunner Fell.
Cotter Force
Waterfall
Photo: Focaldepth, Public domain.
Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the mouth of Cotterdale, a side dale in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. Cotter Force is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cotterdale.
Great Shunner Fell
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Shunner Fell is the third-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, and the highest point in Wensleydale; at 716 metres above sea level. Great Shunner Fell is situated 2 miles northeast of Cotterdale.
Mossdale Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mossdale Viaduct is a disused railway bridge in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Midland Railway in 1878 as part of their Hawes branch line, later becoming part of the Wensleydale Railway between Garsdale and Northallerton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lunds and Appersett.
Lunds
Hamlet
Lunds is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, near to the watershed of the Eden and Ure rivers. It is on the border between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, and was at one time allocated to the West Riding, but has been traditionally treated as being in the North Riding. Lunds is situated 2½ miles west of Cotterdale.
Appersett
Village
Photo: Cacolantern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Appersett is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England one mile west of Hawes. It lies on the A684 road and an unclassified road runs alongside Widdale Beck to connect with the B6255 road between Hawes and Ingleton. Appersett is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cotterdale.
Hardraw
Hamlet
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hardraw is a hamlet near Hawes within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The nearby Hardraw Force waterfall takes its name from it. The name of the hamlet is first recorded in 1606 as Hardrawe, and derives from Old English Herde and raw, which means the shepherd's houses. Hardraw is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cotterdale.
Cotterdale
- Category: locality
- Location: High Abbotside, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.34139° or 54° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.25775° or 2° 15′ 28″ westPopulation
12Elevation
1,027 feet (313 metres)Open location code
9C6V8PRR+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3792780957OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2652268Wikidata ID
Q17986684
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Cotterdale” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cotterdale”
- Irish: “Cotterdale”
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