Joseph Foord: The Man Who Brought Water to Fadmoor and Gillamoor

This is Sleighthome Dale, which is drained by Hodge Beck. Bransdale is upstream and Kirkdale is downstream, but it's unclear where one dale ends and the other begins.

Across the dale, there's a limestone plateau called Boon Hill, with the twin villages of Fadmoor and Gillamoor. In the 18th century, both villag ...

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Old Byland, a pretty little village in the Tabular Hills

When you enter the village of Old Byland, you'll be greeted by charming pale yellow-grey cottages made of ooidal limestone surrounding a spacious village green. Getting there is a bit of a journey — we climbed up the long, dry valley of High Gill. But the effort was worth it, as it felt like a step back in time.

In fact, Old Byland has a ...

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Old Byland, a pretty little village in the Tabilar Hills

When you enter the village of Old Byland, you'll be greeted by charming pale yellow-grey cottages made of ooidal limestone surrounding a spacious village green. Getting there is a bit of a journey — we climbed up the long, dry valley of High Gill. But the effort was worth it, as it felt like a step back in time.

In fact, Old Byland has a ...

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#NorthYorkMoors #OldByland #TabularHills #medieval

Black Hambleton

The glooming mass of the flat-topped Black Hambleton, the northern end of the calcareous Tabular Hills that range from Roulston Scar in the south.

Climbing up to its right is Hambleton Street, part of the drover’s road that once extended from Scotland along which cattle were driven to be sold at the markets of York, Malton and beyond. The trade was established i ...

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