Hawes
Hawes is a village in North Yorkshire, with Gayle its southwest extension; in 2021 their population was 800. It's in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, and is best known for making Wensleydale cheese.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cotter Force and Mossdale Viaduct.
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.
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 Gayle and Appersett.
Gayle
Village
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gayle is a hamlet 0.4-mile south of Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is noted for the beck that flows through it and the old mill, which featured on the BBC TV programme Restoration. Gayle is situated 2½ miles east of Hawes.
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.
Hawes
- Type: Locality
- Location: Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3013° or 54° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.2567° or 2° 15′ 24″ westElevation
1,125 feet (343 metres)Open location code
9C6V8P2V+G8GeoNames ID
7297846
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