Sedbusk
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Sedbusk is a hamlet near Hawes
and Hardraw Force
within the Yorkshire Dales
in North Yorkshire
, England
.
Sedbusk is an attractive, small Upper Wensleydale
village situated halfway up a fell on the south facing side of the beautiful, broad sweeping valley that comprises Wensleydale. Forming its backdrop this fell climbs to over 2000 feet, part craggy and part moorland at its summit.
Served by a narrow, twisting and fairly steep road which comes to an abrupt halt at the end of the village there is no through traffic and a peaceful, relaxing, almost sleepy atmosphere abounds. There are around 30 houses, cottages and converted barns in the village, all stone built, dating mostly from the 18th Century, and spread higgledly-piggledly over its confines.
Indeed hardly any two front doors face the same direction, a modern day planners nightmare perhaps, but for those who appreciate a more traditional and less regimented village development, Sedbusk has a deal of character and charm to recommend it. The panoramic view from Sedbusk is over Upper Wensleydale
. Perched overlooking the valley bottom you can follow the River Ure
as it winds its way through green, drystone meadows where cows and sheep peacefully graze, down the Dale towards Aysgarth Falls
. On the fellside pastures above the river thickets of woods, stone barns, farms and isolated houses are dotted here and there which become barer as they lead up to the moorland summit of Weather Fell. Completing the scene are the confluence of hills around Hawes
that give rise to its name ("Haas" - ancient Norse dialect for pass through the mountains).
A picture of Sedbusk in 1911 can be found at this external link http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/north+yorkshire/sedbusk/photos/sedbusk_63511.htm
Hawes
Hawes is a small market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, being granted its market charter in 1699...
and Hardraw Force
Hardraw Force
Hardraw Force is a waterfall on the Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw at the foot of Buttertubs Pass and the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales...
within the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Sedbusk is an attractive, small Upper Wensleydale
Wensleydale
Wensleydale is the valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England.Wensleydale lies in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – one of only a few valleys in the Dales not currently named after its principal river , but the older name, "Yoredale", can still be seen...
village situated halfway up a fell on the south facing side of the beautiful, broad sweeping valley that comprises Wensleydale. Forming its backdrop this fell climbs to over 2000 feet, part craggy and part moorland at its summit.
Served by a narrow, twisting and fairly steep road which comes to an abrupt halt at the end of the village there is no through traffic and a peaceful, relaxing, almost sleepy atmosphere abounds. There are around 30 houses, cottages and converted barns in the village, all stone built, dating mostly from the 18th Century, and spread higgledly-piggledly over its confines.
Indeed hardly any two front doors face the same direction, a modern day planners nightmare perhaps, but for those who appreciate a more traditional and less regimented village development, Sedbusk has a deal of character and charm to recommend it. The panoramic view from Sedbusk is over Upper Wensleydale
Wensleydale
Wensleydale is the valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England.Wensleydale lies in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – one of only a few valleys in the Dales not currently named after its principal river , but the older name, "Yoredale", can still be seen...
. Perched overlooking the valley bottom you can follow the River Ure
River Ure
The River Ure is a river in North Yorkshire, England, approximately long from its source to the point where it changes name to the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only one of the Dales now named after a village rather than its river...
as it winds its way through green, drystone meadows where cows and sheep peacefully graze, down the Dale towards Aysgarth Falls
Aysgarth Falls
Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by forest and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost a one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village of Aysgarth...
. On the fellside pastures above the river thickets of woods, stone barns, farms and isolated houses are dotted here and there which become barer as they lead up to the moorland summit of Weather Fell. Completing the scene are the confluence of hills around Hawes
Hawes
Hawes is a small market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, being granted its market charter in 1699...
that give rise to its name ("Haas" - ancient Norse dialect for pass through the mountains).
A picture of Sedbusk in 1911 can be found at this external link http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/north+yorkshire/sedbusk/photos/sedbusk_63511.htm