Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales (also known as the "Dales") is the name given to an upland area, mostly in Yorkshire, in Northern England. Most of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales District National Park, created in 1954. The "Dales" is one of the twelve National parks of England and Wales. The area is so called because it is a collection of river valleys ("dale" comes from a Danish word for valley), and the hills in between them.  The area is mainly in the historic county of Yorkshire, but today is partly in three modern counties : North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Cumbria.

List of Dales
 Arkengarthdale
 Birkdale
 Bishopdale
 Coverdale
 Dentdale
 Garsdale
 Langstrothdale
 Littondale
 Malhamdale
 Nidderdale
 Ribblesdale
 Swaledale
 Wensleydale
 Wharfedale

Related pages
 Bolton Castle
 Skipton
 Settle-Carlisle Railway
 List of peaks in the Yorkshire Dales

 Other websites 

 Yorkshire Dales Society 
 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
 Photos of The Yorkshire Dales on Flickr

Category:Geography of North Yorkshire