Merryfield Wham

Places of Interest

St Mary

Church

Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary is a church.

Gouthwaite Reservoir

Reservoir

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Gouthwaite Reservoir is in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of many reservoirs in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir.

Stump Cross Caverns

Cave

Photo: Simon Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction.

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Pateley Bridge

Photo: Cyberdemon007, Public domain.

Pateley Bridge is a town in North Yorkshire. Here the River Nidd emerges from the karstic valleys of the Yorkshire Dales into the broad plain of the Vale of York, so the town is a good base for exploring both areas. In 2024 the population was 1300.

Greenhow

Hamlet

Photo: Malcolm302, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'.

Wath-in-Nidderdale

Village

Photo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wath, sometimes known as Wath-in-Nidderdale to distinguish it from other places named Wath, is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Gouthwaite Reservoir and about 3 miles north of Pateley Bridge.

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