Bedale

Bedale
Bedale from the church tower
Bedale is located in North Yorkshire
Bedale
Bedale
Location within North Yorkshire
Population3,156 (Including Firby 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE266883
• London206 mi (332 km) south
Civil parish
  • Bedale
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDALE
Postcode districtDL8
Dialling code01677
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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54°17′17″N 1°35′29″W / 54.28806°N 1.59139°W / 54.28806; -1.59139

Bedale (/ˈbdl/ 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.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bedale Parish (1170216801)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2018.