Bedale

Bedale
Bedale from the church tower
Bedale Location within North Yorkshire
Population	3,156 (Including Firby 2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE266883
• London	206 mi (332 km) south
Civil parish	Bedale
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDALE
Postcode district	DL8
Dialling code	01677
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°17′17″N 1°35′29″W / 54.28806°N 1.59139°W / 54.28806; -1.59139

Bedale (/ˈbiːdeɪl/ BEE-dayl), is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Bedale Beck is a River Swale tributary, the beck forms one of the Yorkshire Dales. The dale has a predominant agriculture sector and its related small traditional trades, although tourism is increasingly important. Northallerton is 7 miles (11 km) north-west, Middlesbrough 26 miles (42 km) north-west and York is 31 miles (50 km) south-west.

Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire; the town was listed in Domesday Book under what became the honour of Richmond. The honour had multiple wapentakes, Bedale was part of Hang (named after Hang Bank in Finghall or alternatively named after Catterick) and later Hang East.