Yorkshire Dales

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The Yorkshire Dales is a scenic upland area of northern England characterized by rolling hills, limestone valleys, and traditional farming landscapes, much of which is protected as a national park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
national park
tourist destination
upland area
valley system
biodiversity blanket bog
limestone pavement habitats
upland hay meadows
borders Forest of Bowland
Lake District
North Pennines
climate temperate maritime climate
contains Arkengarthdale
Aysgarth Falls
Bishopdale
Coverdale
Dentdale
Gordale Scar
Ingleborough
Ingleborough Cave
Langstrothdale
Littondale
Malham Cove
Malhamdale
Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
surface form: Nidderdale

Pen-y-ghent
Ribblehead Viaduct
Ribblesdale
Swaledale
Wensleydale
Wharfedale
Whernside (part)
surface form: Whernside

White Scar Cave
Yorkshire Dales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
country United Kingdom
United Kingdom
established 1954
geology Carboniferous limestone
millstone grit
shale
governingBody Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
hasLandUse dairy farming
grouse moor management
pastoral farming
hasProtectedStatus Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (parts)
highestPoint Whernside (part)
surface form: Whernside
knownFor caving
cycling
dry stone walls
glacially carved valleys
limestone scenery
rolling hills
sheep farming
stone-built villages
traditional farming landscapes
walking and hiking
locatedIn England
Northern England
Northern England
Yorkshire
surface form: historic county of Yorkshire
majorSettlement Grassington
Hawes
Leyburn
Reeth
Sedbergh
Settle
Skipton
partOf Pennines
Yorkshire Dales self-linksurface differs
popularActivity Yorkshire Three Peaks route
surface form: Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
region North West England
Yorkshire and the Humber
riverSystem River Ribble
River Swale
River Ure
River Wharfe
transport Settle–Carlisle line
surface form: Settle–Carlisle railway

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Leyburn locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales region
Leyburn near Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
Hebden Dale locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
Hebden Dale partOf Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
Wathgill Camp locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales area
God's Own County associatedWith Yorkshire Dales
Bolton Abbey locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
Bolton Abbey tourismRegion Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park fringe
Malham locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
Malham locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
Gargrave hasNearbyAttraction Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
Bentham locatedNear Yorkshire Dales
Aire Valley partOf Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales fringe
Malham Tarn locatedIn Yorkshire Dales
Malham Tarn partOf Yorkshire Dales
this entity surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park