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Coverdale, North Yorkshire

Coordinates:54°15′04″N1°54′07″W/ 54.251°N 1.902°W/54.251; -1.902
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Coverdale
View of Coverdale looking towards Melmerby
Coverdale is located in North Yorkshire
Coverdale
Coverdale
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OS grid referenceSD055825
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54°15′04″N1°54′07″W/ 54.251°N 1.902°W/54.251; -1.902

Coverdaleis adalein the far east of theYorkshire Dales,North Yorkshire,England.It takes its name from theRiver Cover,a tributary of theRiver Ure.The dale runs south-west from the eastern end ofWensleydaleto the dale head at a pass, known as Park Rash Pass,[1]betweenGreat Whernsideto the south andBuckden Piketo the north. It is accessible by a single track road, which runs the length of the dale and over the pass toKettlewellinWharfedale.[2][3]The name is taken from that of the River Cover, which is ofBrittonicorigin.Ekwallsuggested that it might mean "hollow stream", but more recentlyAndrew Breezehas argued that it iscognatewith Welshgofer"streamlet".[4]

History

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An abbey was founded atCoverhamin the 14th century by Ralph, son of Robert, Lord ofMiddleham.The order that it belonged to wasPremonstratensian(or White Canons) and was formally dissolved in 1536. Whilst some of the ruins are still extant, it is not open to the general public.[5][6]

In the 18th century, the road through Coverdale fromKettlewellto Middleham was used as the route of coaches betweenLondonandRichmond.The route came north throughHalifax,Keighley,SkiptonandCracoeas part of its 251-mile (404 km) journey.[7]

The valley gives its name to a variant ofYorkshire Dalescheese, produced at theWensleydale CreameryinHawes.Coverdale cheese is of the same general texture and flavour as Wensleydale, but thought by some to be slightly sourer and therefore possessing greater 'edge'.[8]

TheRiver Covermeets its confluence with theRiver Ureat the hamlet of Coverbridge which consists of Clarkson's farm and the Coverbridge Pub, an ancient travellers inn on the road fromJervaulx Abbeyto Middleham.[9]The Coverbridge Pub has at least two claims to fame including having been the hiding place of monks who kept alive the recipe of Wensleydale cheese during the sacking of Jervaulx Abbey by troops loyal to KingHenry VIII,and, the scene of the first formally recorded game of cricket in 1706. In 2006 the Coverbridge Cricket Festival celebrated the 300th anniversary in a massive spectacle of cricket supported by theRed Arrowsand aSpitfireandHurricaneof the RAF with musical support provided by the band of theRoyal Regiment of Fusiliers.A Coverbridge team ofdalesmenplayed the visiting Awali Camels team on tour from theKingdom of Bahrain.[10]

Tourism

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  • Braithwaite Hall,a 17th-century farmhouse that was built in 1667. It has been let out to tenant farmers who also mined coal and quarried limestone in the surrounding area.[11][12]
  • Forbidden Corner,a series of tunnels, caves, grottoes and walled gardens that join to form a 3 dimensional maze.[13]

Settlements

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References

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  1. ^Yorkshire Dales National Park website: KettlewellArchived7 May 2013 at theWayback Machine
  2. ^"Coverdale".yorkshiredales.org.uk.Retrieved22 May2024.
  3. ^"98" (Map).Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale.1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2016.ISBN9780319261965.
  4. ^Coates, Richard;Breeze, Andrew;Horovitz, David (2000).Celtic Voices English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in England.Stamford: Shaun Tyas. pp. 58–60.ISBN9781900289412.Retrieved10 March2021.
  5. ^"The ancient parish of Coverham".genuki.org.uk.Genuki.Retrieved30 November2016.
  6. ^Historic England."Coverham Abbey Premonstratensian monastery and precinct including Holy Trinity Church and medieval bridge (1015725)".Research records (formerly PastScape).Retrieved30 November2016.
  7. ^Speight, Harry (1897).Romantic Richmondshire; being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valleys of the Swale and Yore.E Stock. p. 308.OCLC7241488.
  8. ^"Coverdale".britishcheese.com.Retrieved30 November2016.
  9. ^"The Cover Bridge Inn".thecoverbridgeinn.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2016.Retrieved30 November2016.
  10. ^Hickling, Michael (27 July 2006)."Bahrain restarts play at village ground".The Yorkshire Post.Retrieved30 November2016.
  11. ^"Braithwaite Hall Overview".nationaltrust.org.uk.National Trust.Retrieved30 November2016.
  12. ^"Braithwaite Hall".outofoblivion.org.uk.Out of Oblivion.Retrieved30 November2016.
  13. ^Bagshaw, Mike (2014). "14.Coverdale".Yorkshire Dales Slow Travel.Chalfont St Peter: Bradt. pp. 130–131.ISBN978-1-84162-549-2.
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