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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 1 mile northwest of old limestone quarry.

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 1¼ miles north of old limestone quarry.

St Margaret’s Church

Church

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St Margaret's Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Hawes, North Yorkshire. St Margaret’s Church is situated 1¼ miles north of old limestone quarry.

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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.

Burtersett

Hamlet

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Burtersett is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 1 mile east from Hawes and Gayle. The village is known for its former quarrying industry and being the seat of the Hillary family, with one strand of the family emigrating to New Zealand and raising Sir Edmund Hillary, the famous mountaineer.

Marsett

Hamlet

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Marsett is one of three settlements in around Semer Water in Raydale, a small side dale off Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. Marsett is only a hamlet and lies to the south-west of the lake, at a point where a smaller side dale, Bardale, joins Raydale. Marsett is situated 2 miles southeast of old limestone quarry.

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