Bedale
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Bedale ( ), is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Bedale Beck is a tributary of the River Swale, which forms one of the Yorkshire Dales. The dale has a predominant agriculture sector and its related small traditional trades, although tourism is increasingly important. Northallerton is north-east, Middlesbrough north-east and York is south-south-east.
Key facts
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 206
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Bedale
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.population
- 3,156
- UK place.population_ref
- (Including Firby 2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Thirsk and Malton
- UK place.post_town
- BEDALE
- UK place.postcode_district
- DL8
- UK place.postcode_area
- DL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01677
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bedale
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE266883
- UK place.static_image_name
- Market Place, Bedale - geograph.org.uk - 7798684.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Market Place
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3120
- Area
- 682.06
- Official website
- www.bedale.com
- Image
- Bedale.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01677
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- Commons category
- Bedale
- P8168
- Zhoukou
- postal code
- DL8
- OS grid reference
- SE266883
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Under the Bretons of Richmond
- Stapleton, Lovell and others
- Lords of the Manor
- Later history
- Governance
- Churches
- St Gregory's
- Others
- Transport
- Education
- Economy and attractions
- Media
- Filmography
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Bibliography
- External links
Bedale ( ), is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Bedale Beck is a tributary of the River Swale, which forms one of the Yorkshire Dales. The dale has a predominant agriculture sector and its related small traditional trades, although tourism is increasingly important. Northallerton is north-east, Middlesbrough north-east and York is south-south-east.
Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town was listed in Domesday Book under what became the honour of Richmond. The honour had several wapentakes and Bedale was part of Hang (named after Hang Bank in Finghall or alternatively named after Catterick) and later Hang East.
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