Carperby Market Cross
Carperby Market Cross is a historic structure in Carperby, a village in Wensleydale, in England. Carperby was granted a market charter in 1305, but it is believed that it ceased to hold markets around 1587, when nearby Aysgarth assumed greater importance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cross
- Description: market cross in Carperby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aysgarth Falls and Yore Bridge.
Aysgarth Falls
Waterfall
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Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village Aysgarth. Aysgarth Falls is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Carperby Market Cross.
Yore Bridge
Bridge
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Yore Bridge is situated 3,900 feet south of Carperby Market Cross.
Bear Park
Building
Bear Park is a manor house and estate in Carperby, a village in Wensleydale in England. A house existed on the site in the Mediaeval period, when it was owned by Marrick Priory. Bear Park is situated 2,800 feet south of Carperby Market Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carperby and Aysgarth.
Carperby
Village
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Carperby is a village in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 7 miles west of Leyburn.
Aysgarth
Village
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Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, about 16 miles south-west of Richmond and 22.6 miles west of the county town of Northallerton.
Woodhall
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodhall is a small hamlet in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is about 2 miles away from Askrigg and 3 miles north west of Aysgarth. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Woodhall is situated 2 miles west of Carperby Market Cross.
Carperby Market Cross
- Categories: market cross and historic site
- Location: Carperby-cum-Thoresby, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3032° or 54° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.99185° or 1° 59′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6W8235+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 8934032096OpenStreetMap feature
historic=market_crossOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q17670069
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Highlights include Kendalacre Well and Aysgarth railway station.
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