The dales

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Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales has many moods; it can be wild and windswept or quietly tranquil.

The Yorkshire Dales is famous for outstanding scenery, unspoilt countryside, diverse wildlife habitats, and a rich cultural heritage. In recognition of these features, 1769 square kilometres in the counties of North Yorkshire

Incredible heights, breathtaking valley views, Abbey’s, beautiful stone house’s, a wide variety of wildlife; this is the world-famous Yorkshire Dales

The word dale, like dell, is derived from the Old English word dæl. It has cognates in the Nordic/Germanic words for valley (dal, tal), and occurs in valley names across Yorkshire and Northern England. Usage here may have been reinforced by Nordic languages during the time of the Danelaw.