Deepdale is a
hamlet
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in
Langstrothdale
Langstrothdale is a scenic valley in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The uppermost course of the River Wharfe runs through it, but Wharfedale does not begin until the Wharfe meets Cray Gill, downstream of Hubberholme. The name ...
in the
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales are a series of valleys, or Dale (landform), dales, in the Pennines, an Highland, upland range in England. They are mostly located in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, but extend into C ...
in the
north of England
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. The hamlet is northwest of
Kettlewell and north of
Settle
Settle or SETTLE may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Places
* Settle, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community
* Settle, North Yorkshire, a town in England
** Settle Rural District, a historical administrative district
Music
* Settle (band), an in ...
. The hamlet was originally in the
wapentake
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of
Staincliffe
Staincliffe is a cross-over district of both Batley and Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. ...
and has been written as ''Deep Dale'', ''Deep-Dale'' and ''Deepdale''.
Deepdale lies on the north bank of the
River Wharfe
The River Wharfe ( ) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley is known as Wharfedale.
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, on the route of the
Dales Way
The Dales Way is an long-distance footpath in Northern England, from (south-east to north-west) Ilkley, West Yorkshire, to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. This walk was initially devised by the West Riding Ramblers' Association with the 'lea ...
. To the west of the hamlet lies Deepdale Meadows
SSSI
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, a selection of hayfields with rare grasses. The fields are indicative of what lowland Yorkshire Dales fields would have looked like before
intensive farming
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methods changed the landscape.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Buckden, North Yorkshire
References
External links
Hamlets in North Yorkshire
Langstrothdale
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