| Hawes | |
|---|---|
 Main Street, Hawes | |
.svg)  Hawes Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,137 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD873898 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAWES |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Dialling code | 01969 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Hawes is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, and historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The River Ure north of the town is a tourist attraction in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.[2]
The population in 2011 was 887.[3] The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle.[1][4] Hawes is 31.2 miles (50.2 km) west of the county town of Northallerton. It is a major producer of Wensleydale cheese.
Hawes has a non-profit group that seeks funding to re-open or keep community amenities.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2011 Censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Hawes - Yorkshire Dales". Welcome to Yorkshire. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Hawes (North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.info. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Hawes (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "The Village that Refused to Die" (PDF). Reader's Digest. May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.