Hawes

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Hawes is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England, known for its scenic location in Wensleydale and its traditional cheese-making heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
market town
ceremonialCounty North Yorkshire
country England
dialCode 01969
distanceTo Kendal
Leyburn
Sedbergh
district Richmondshire
elevation around 250 metres above sea level
governingBody Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council
hasCheeseFactory Wensleydale
surface form: Wensleydale Creamery
hasFacility cafés
community centre
pubs
shops
hasMarket weekly market
hasMarketCharter yes
hasMuseum Dales Countryside Museum
hasPrimarySchool Hawes Primary School
hasRailwayStation Hawes railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Methodist chapel
St Margaret’s Church, Hawes
hasRiver River Ure
hasRoadConnection A684 road NERFINISHED
historicCounty Yorkshire
knownFor Wensleydale
surface form: Wensleydale cheese

scenic landscape
tourism
locatedIn North Yorkshire
Wensleydale
Yorkshire Dales
locatedInNationalPark Yorkshire Dales
surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
nameEtymology Old English for ‘pass between mountains’ or ‘neck of land’
nearPass Buttertubs Pass
OSGridReference SD873898
parishIncludes Gayle
population approximately 1100
postcodeArea DL
postcodeDistrict DL8
primaryIndustry agriculture
cheese production
tourism
railwayLine former Wensleydale Railway
region Yorkshire and the Humber
touristAttraction Dales Countryside Museum
Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre

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