38-579: The Chevin is the ridge on the south side of Wharfedale in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England, overlooking the market town of Otley , and often known as Otley Chevin. The name is Brythonic in origin, the earliest attestation of the name in English is an eleventh-century copy of a charter from 972 which gives the spelling as Scefinc , with another charter of around 1030 records it as on Scefinge . These early spellings suggest that an originally Celtic term (related to
76-676: A major area for caving in the UK. The word dale , like dell , is derived from the Old English word dæl . It has cognates in the Nordic / Germanic words for valley ( dal , tal ), and occurs in valley names across Yorkshire and Northern England. Usage here may have been reinforced by Nordic languages during the time of the Danelaw . Most of the dales are named after their river or stream (e.g., Arkengarthdale , formed by Arkle Beck ). The best-known exception
114-655: A memorial to those from the Wharfe Valley who had lost their lives during the war. Several outcrops of rock are distributed across the upper slopes of the Chevin and are popular for climbing and bouldering . The Chevin also has a number of footpaths and bridlepaths , and is popular with walkers, runners and riders. It is crossed by the Leeds link to the Dales Way , and the Ebor Way . There
152-599: A mobile-device software app for those who wish to explore the relevant areas. In this primarily agricultural area, tourism has become an important contributor to the economy. In 2016, there were 3.8 million visits to the Yorkshire Dales National Park including 0.48 million who stayed at least one night. The park authority estimates that this contributed £252 million to the economy and provided 3,583 full-time equivalent jobs. The wider Yorkshire Dales area received 9.7 million visitors who contributed £644 million to
190-672: A road over Stake Moss into what is now the village of Bainbridge in Wensleydale. The Anglo-Saxon influence remains in modern times, with most settlements in Upper Wharfedale having Anglo-Saxon derived names. The name of the valley is derived from the principal river that flows through it: the Wharfe, which comes from the Old English Weorf or Old Norse Hverfr , with both taken as meaning winding river . The River Wharfe starts at
228-595: Is Carboniferous Limestone , which is particularly visible in the south-west in features such as Malham Cove . It is overlain in many areas by the Yoredale Series of alternating weak shales and hard limestones and sandstones, which give the dales their characteristic 'stepped' appearance. Most of the dales contain rivers, and the area contains seven primary catchments : the Swale , Ure , Wharfe , Aire , Nidd , Ribble , and Lune . There are several notable cave systems in
266-543: Is Wensleydale , which is named after the small village and former market town of Wensley , rather than the River Ure , although an older name for the dale is Yoredale. River valleys all over Yorkshire are called "(name of river)+ dale "—but only the more northern valleys (and only the upper, rural, reaches) are included in the term "The Dales". The Yorkshire Dales are surrounded by the North Pennines and Orton Fells in
304-599: Is a ward in the north east of the City of Bradford metropolitan borough . It consists of the settlements of Burley-in-Wharfedale , Burley Woodhead and Menston along with surrounding moorland. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 11,836. In 2017, in consideration of regional geography , the Church of England changed its subdivisions and re-grouped the Deanery of Wharfedale with that of South Craven , in order that
342-615: Is a prime example of his mastery. J. M. W. Turner also visited and painted scenes around Otley and Ilkley. Turner was commissioned to paint Kilnsey Crag , which he created as an oil painting in 1816. The valley was featured in episode three of the BBC Two series, The Yorkshire Dales . Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales are a series of valleys, or dales , in the Pennines , an upland range in England. They are mostly located in
380-588: Is also an Orienteering course in the forest park, with maps available from the local tourist office. Chevin Forest parkrun takes place at 9am every Saturday morning - it is a free, weekly, timed, 5 km run, organised by local volunteers. As a recreational area, the Chevin is divided in two by the East Chevin Road. The famous painting Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps by J. M. W. Turner which hangs in
418-649: Is in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust has a remit to conserve the ecological condition of Wharfedale, Wensleydale , Swaledale and Nidderdale catchments from their headwaters to the Humber Estuary. The Wharfedale valley was cut into the shape we know today during the last ice age (the Devensian Glaciation ). The valley was transformed into its classic U-shaped state between 18,000 and 12,000 years ago by
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#1733092891302456-585: Is split, with Upper Wharfedale consisting of carboniferous limestone of the Yoredale series. In the lower part of Wharfedale, around Ilkley and Otley , the underlying stone is mostly millstone grit, which can be seen best at the Cow and Calf rocks on the south side of the valley on Ilkley Moor . The Bramley Almanac for 1931 lists 'Earthquake in Wharfedale' for 15 December 1859. As an electoral subdivision Wharfedale
494-632: The Cévennes in France. One of the steep hillsides of the Chevin is called the Great Dib , first attested in 1290 as Dibe . Since dib is a Middle English word for 'pool', this name probably originally referred to a pool at the foot of the slope. The Chevin is largely covered in attractive old woodland and heathland. It is a part of the Carboniferous Millstone Grit group. A Roman road ran along
532-580: The Discover England websites, for example, were using the tagline "Discover 'All Creatures Great and Small' in Yorkshire". The dales are U- and V-shaped valleys, the former enlarged and shaped by glaciers , mainly in the most recent Devensian ice age . The underlying rock is mainly Carboniferous Limestone , which results in a large areas of karst topography, in places overlain with shale and sandstone and topped with Millstone Grit , although to
570-598: The Modern Welsh "is y cefn", meaning below the ridge) was borrowed into English, as the initial s- likely indicates the name was preceded by a word unfamiliar to speakers of Old English . As such, the word Chevin simply means "back", "ridge" or "ridge of high land", and shares its etymology with many other hills across western Europe, such as The Cheviot in Northumberland, Cefn Cribwr and Cefn Bryn in Glamorgan and
608-569: The Nidderdale AONB , but without the towns listed above apart from Settle. The lower reaches of Airedale and Wharfedale are not usually included in the area, and Calderdale , south of Airedale and in the South Pennines, is not often considered part of the Dales (even though it is a dale, is in Yorkshire, and its upper reaches are as scenic and rural as many further north). Additionally, although
646-468: The Tate Gallery , is reputed to have been inspired by a view of the Chevin with a stormy background sky. Turner used to stay with his friend Walter Fawkes at Farnley Hall on the opposite side of the valley to the Chevin. Recalling a day in the autumn of 1810 Fawkes' son, Hawkesworth, remembered a storm that inspired one of Turner's major paintings: Otley indie rock band The Chevin take their name from
684-453: The Trip Advisor site include Aysgarth Falls , Malham Cove (scenic walking areas), Ingleborough (hiking trails) and Ribblehead Viaduct . The DalesBus service provides service in the Dales on certain days in summer, "including the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty". In summer, these buses supplement the other services operating year-round in
722-537: The Washburn Valley whose tributary streams and rivers feed into the larger valleys, and Barbondale , Dentdale , Deepdale and Garsdale which feed west to the River Lune . The characteristic scenery of the Dales is green upland pastures separated by dry-stone walls and grazed by sheep and cattle. A survey carried out in 1988 estimated that there were just over 4,971 miles (8,000 km) of dry-stone walling in
760-634: The ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , but extend into Cumbria and Lancashire ; they are entirely within the historic boundaries of Yorkshire . The majority of the dales are within the Yorkshire Dales National Park , created in 1954. The exception is the area around Nidderdale , which forms the separate Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The landscape of the Yorkshire Dales consists of sheltered glacial valleys separated by exposed moorland . The predominant rock
798-655: The Dales. Tourism in the region declined because of restrictions implemented in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and into 2021. Later in 2021, the volume of visits was expected to increase as a result of the 2020 TV series All Creatures Great and Small , largely filmed within the Dales. The first series aired in the UK in September 2020 and in the US in early 2021. One source stated that visits to Yorkshire websites had increased significantly by late September 2020. By early 2021,
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#1733092891302836-648: The National Park includes the Howgill Fells and Orton Fells, they are not usually considered part of the Dales. Most of the larger southern dales – Ribblesdale, Malhamdale and Airedale, Wharfedale and Nidderdale – run roughly parallel from north to south. The more northerly dales – Wensleydale and Swaledale – run generally from west to east. There are many other smaller or lesser-known dales such as Arkengarthdale , Bishopdale , Clapdale, Coverdale , Kingsdale , Littondale , Langstrothdale , Raydale Waldendale and
874-548: The Wharfedale Glacier, though this was cutting through a channel that had already had a river draining water away to the east through what is now Wharfedale, and also to the north through what is now Bishopdale and then Wensleydale . Evidence of human settlement has been found dating back to Neolithic times and the valley has plenty of artefacts relating to the Celtic , Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The Romans built
912-698: The Yorkshire Dales. Many upland areas consist of heather moorland, used for grouse shooting from 12 August (the Glorious Twelfth ). Much of the rural area is used for agriculture, with residents living in small villages and hamlets or in farmsteads. Miles of dry-stone walls and much of the traditional architecture have remained, including some field barns, though many are no longer in active use. Breeding of sheep and rearing of cattle remain common. To supplement their incomes, many farmers have diversified, with some providing accommodations for tourists. A number of agricultural shows are held each year. Lead mining
950-523: The area, including the longest system in the United Kingdom, the Three Counties . Agriculture and other land management has significantly affected the appearance of the Dales, through the creation of pastures and meadows for livestock grazing and moorland for red grouse shooting. Dry stone walls and field barns are characteristic of the valley floors, particularly Wensleydale and Swaledale in
988-615: The confluence (at the hamlet of Beckermonds) of the Oughtershaw Beck and the Green Field Beck, each of which originates at the Pennine watershed, some 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Ribblehead . The valley roughly follows a south-easterly direction, providing a border between West Yorkshire (on the south side) and North Yorkshire. Between Oughtershaw Moss and Wetherby, the valley runs for 50 miles (80 km). The uppermost part of
1026-516: The economy. Visitors are often attracted by the hiking trails, including some that lead to waterfalls and picturesque villages and small towns. These include Kirkby Lonsdale (just outside the area), Hawes , Appletreewick , Masham , Clapham , Long Preston and Malham . The 73-mile-long (117 km) Settle–Carlisle line railway, operated by Network Rail , runs through the National Park using tunnels and viaducts, including Ribblehead. The top-rated attractions according to travellers using
1064-789: The hill. 53°53′37″N 1°41′28″W / 53.89358°N 1.69107°W / 53.89358; -1.69107 Wharfedale Wharfedale ( / ˈ hw ɔːr f d eɪ l / WHORF -dayl ) is one of the Yorkshire Dales . It is situated in North Yorkshire and forms the upper valley of the River Wharfe . Towns and villages in Wharfedale (downstream, from west to east) include Buckden , Kettlewell , Conistone , Grassington , Hebden , Bolton Abbey , Addingham , Ilkley , Burley-in-Wharfedale , Otley , Pool-in-Wharfedale , Arthington , Collingham and Wetherby . Beyond Wetherby,
1102-457: The north and west of the Dent Fault the hills are formed from older Silurian and Ordovician rocks. The underlying limestone in parts of the Dales has extensive cave systems, including the 54-mile-long (87 km) Three Counties System , making it a major area for caving in the UK. There are over 2500 known caves; some are open to the public for tours. Visitors can try caving at one of
1140-689: The north, the Vales of York and Mowbray in the east, the South Pennines in the south, and the Lake District and Howgill Fells to the west. They spread to the north from the market and spa towns of Settle , Skipton , and Harrogate in North Yorkshire, to the southern boundary in Wharfedale and Airedale . Natural England define the area as most of the Yorkshire Dales National Park with fringes of
1178-502: The north. Wensleydale cheese is a particularly famous product from the region. The dales are popular for hiking, and are crossed by the Dales Way , Pennine Way , and Coast to Coast long-distance footpaths . The Yorkshire Three Peaks is a walking trail entirely within the area which takes in its three highest mountains: Ingleborough (723 m (2,372 ft)), Whernside (736 m (2,415 ft)), and Pen-y-ghent (694 m (2,277 ft)). The extensive cave systems are
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1216-472: The similar regions can work together more effectively. One of the most renowned painters of the Victorian era, John Atkinson Grimshaw , portrayed the area in his piece, "Moonlight, Wharfedale" (1871 – oil on card 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches [44 cm × 34 cm]). He is known as one of the best and most accomplished nightscape and townscape artists of all time, and this painting
1254-482: The site of a trig point. Surprise View is the more visited summit of the Chevin and offers extensive views of Otley and Wharfedale , and has an adjacent car park. It is the site of a cross erected every Easter since 1969. Parts of the Chevin, known as the Danefield Estate, belonged to landowner Walter Fawkes and his descendants. After World War II these areas were donated to Otley Urban District Council as
1292-456: The top of the Chevin, part of the road that linked Eboracum ( York ), Calcaria ( Tadcaster ) and Olicana ( Ilkley ), perhaps on the same route as the modern road, Yorkgate, or perhaps about 800 metres (2,600 ft) to the south. The highest point of the Chevin is often thought to be Surprise View , however it is in fact Beacon Hill next to Yorkgate quarry which reaches 283 metres (928 ft) at grid reference SE199441 and used to be
1330-502: The valley is known as Langstrothdale. Below Beckermonds the river is known as the River Wharfe. Wetherby is traditionally seen as the foot of Wharfedale, even though the river continues on through the Vale of York . The valley has been used largely for agriculture, and is now criss-crossed with stone walls and stone barns that evidence its use down the centuries. The geology of the valley
1368-411: The valley opens out and becomes part of the Vale of York . The section from the river's source to around Addingham is known as Upper Wharfedale . It lies in North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales National Park . The first 15 miles (24 km) or so is known as Langstrothdale , including the settlements of Beckermonds , Yockenthwaite and Hubberholme , famous for its church, the resting place of
1406-482: The writer J. B. Priestley . As it turns southwards, the Wharfe then runs through a green and lush valley, with limestone outcrops , such as Kilnsey Crag , and woodland, generally quite unusual in the Dales. Below Addingham, the dale broadens and turns to the east. This section is shared between North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire and includes the towns of Ilkley, Otley and Wetherby. The northern side of Lower Wharfedale, opposite Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Otley,
1444-481: Was common in some areas of the Dales in the 19th century, particularly during 1821 to 1861, and some industrial remains can still be found, such as the Grassington miners' cottages. Certain former mining sites are maintained by Historic England . The Grassington Moor Lead Mining Trail, with its many remaining structures, has received funding from a variety of sources. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority provides
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