Yorkshire Dales National Park

national park, England, United Kingdom

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Craven

  • Aire, River
    In Craven

    …limestone uplands are part of Yorkshire Dales National Park and are predominantly rural, with attractive stone-built villages that are now tourist centres (e.g., Malham).

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Richmond

  • Richmond
    In Richmond

    …main tourist centre for the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It also has a restored 18th-century theatre. Pop. (2001) 8,178; (2011) 8,413.

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South Lakeland

  • South Lakeland: Windermere
    In South Lakeland

    …parts of Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks, respectively, and rise to elevations of 1,500 to 3,000 feet (450 to 900 metres) above sea level. One of the narrow, lake-filled valleys contains Windermere, England’s largest freshwater lake. The Yorkshire Dales are rolling uplands of bleak moors. The rough grazing…

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