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'''Low Row''' is a village in [[Swaledale]], in the [[Yorkshire Dales]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It lies about 3 miles west of [[Reeth]] and is between [[Healaugh]] and [[Gunnerside]]. It is a [[linear village]] running along one road, the [[B6270]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Roly|title=Swaledale|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xvpv0gM1tqsC&pg=PA49|year=2008|publisher=Frances Lincoln Ltd|isbn=0711226369|page=49}}</ref> |
'''Low Row''' is a village in [[Swaledale]], in the [[Yorkshire Dales]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It lies about 3 miles west of [[Reeth]] and is between [[Healaugh]] and [[Gunnerside]]. It is part of the [[Richmondshire]] parish [[Melbecks]]. It is a [[linear village]] running along one road, the [[B6270]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Roly|title=Swaledale|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xvpv0gM1tqsC&pg=PA49|year=2008|publisher=Frances Lincoln Ltd|isbn=0711226369|page=49}}</ref> |
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A working farm, Hazel Brow Farm, is open to visitors, and a seventeenth century stone inn called The Punch Bowl is by the main road.<ref name=scholes/> |
A working farm, Hazel Brow Farm, is open to visitors, and a seventeenth century stone inn called The Punch Bowl is by the main road.<ref name=scholes/> |
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Revision as of 20:34, 14 April 2011
- Not to be confused with the village near Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria, or with the road in Cwmpennar.
| Low Row | |
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| OS grid reference | SD980978 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RICHMOND |
| Postcode district | DL11 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Low Row is a village in Swaledale, in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 3 miles west of Reeth and is between Healaugh and Gunnerside. It is part of the Richmondshire parish Melbecks. It is a linear village running along one road, the B6270.[1]
A working farm, Hazel Brow Farm, is open to visitors, and a seventeenth century stone inn called The Punch Bowl is by the main road.[2]
History
The name Low Row comes from the Norse "The Wra" (a nook).[3] The surname "Raw" is associated with the village.[4] The village was raided by Jacobites in 1745, and bodies probably from that raid are buried at the church in Low Row.[2]
References
- ^ Smith, Roly (2008). Swaledale. Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 49. ISBN 0711226369.
- ^ a b Scholes, Ron (2006). Yorkshire Dales. Landmark Visitor Guide. Hunter Publishing Inc. p. 145. ISBN 1843062097.
- ^ Fleming, Andrew (1998). Swaledale: valley of the wild river. Edinburgh University Press. p. 47. ISBN 1853311979.
- ^ Ucko, Peter J.; Layton, Robert (2004). The Archaeology and Anthropology of Landscape: Shaping Your Landscape. Routledge. p. 0203202449.
External links
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