Backsides

Backsides is a fell in England, United Kingdom. Backsides is situated nearby to the spring Hollin Keld, as well as near the forest Tarneyforce Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gayle Mill and Dales Countryside Museum.

Gayle Mill

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Gayle Mill, dating from about 1784, is thought to be the oldest structurally unaltered cotton mill in existence. It is located in the Wensleydale hamlet of Gayle, England, 1 mile south of the market town of Hawes. Gayle Mill is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Backsides.

Dales Countryside Museum

Museum

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The Dales Countryside Museum is a local museum which also functions as a visitor centre for the Yorkshire Dales National Park 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. Dales Countryside Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Backsides.

Appersett Viaduct

Bridge

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Appersett 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 line between Garsdale and Northallerton. Appersett Viaduct is situated 1¼ miles north of Backsides.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gayle and Appersett.

Gayle

Village

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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.

Appersett

Village

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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

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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.

Backsides

Type: Fell
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.29199° or 54° 17′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.22707° or 2° 13′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C6V7QRF+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 427525834

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=fell

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hollin Keld and Sleddale Pasture.

Nearby Places

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