Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Swaledale

Swaledale, picturesque upland vale, North-Riding Yorkshire, extending from border of Westmorland to vicinity of Richmond; is traversed by the Swale, and possesses great attractions for the botanist and geologist.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "picturesque upland vale"   (ADL Feature Type: "valleys")
Administrative units: Yorkshire AncC
Place: Swaledale

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