Sheepwash, North Yorkshire
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Sheepwash is a popular tourist spot in the North York Moors
, North Yorkshire
, England
. It is located on Cod Beck
which flows into Cod Beck Reservoir near Osmotherley.
The name derives from the fact that shepherds bring their sheep down from the surrounding moorland and wash them in the beck at the ford.
North York Moors
The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...
, 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...
. It is located on Cod Beck
Cod Beck, North Yorkshire
Cod Beck is a river in North Yorkshire, England. It has a catchment area of .The river extends from above Cod Beck Reservoir at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors through Thirsk and on to join the River Swale at Topcliffe....
which flows into Cod Beck Reservoir near Osmotherley.
The name derives from the fact that shepherds bring their sheep down from the surrounding moorland and wash them in the beck at the ford.