Hardraw

Hardraw is a hamlet near within the in , England. The nearby 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.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hardraw, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hardraw Force and Appersett New Bridge.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, 0.9 miles north of the town of , , in the .

Bridge
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a local for the in Northern England. Run by the National Park Authority, it tells the story of the people who have lived and worked in the Yorkshire Dales for over a 1,000 years.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simonstone and Appersett.

Hamlet
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet near and within the in , England. The name is first recorded in 1301 as deriving from Sigemund's Rock.

Village
Photo: Cacolantern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the in the county of , England one mile west of . It lies on the A684 road and an unclassified road runs alongside Widdale Beck to connect with the B6255 road between Hawes and .

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , with Gayle its southwest extension; in 2021 their population was 800. It's in Wensleydale, one of the , and is best known for making Wensleydale cheese.

Hardraw

Latitude
54.31644° or 54° 18′ 59″ north
Longitude
-2.20526° or 2° 12′ 19″ west
Elevation
787 feet (240 metres)
Open location code
9C6V8Q8V+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273350340
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13279096
Wiki­data ID
Q960564
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Satellite Map

Discover Hardraw from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Hardraw” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Hardraw”
  • French: “Hardraw”
  • Irish: “Hardraw”
  • Polish: “Hardraw”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bearsett and Sedbusk.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mary and St John, Hardraw and Heritage Centre.

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