Hawes
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| Hawes | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 1,180 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | SD868898 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Richmondshire | |
| Shire county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Historic county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | North Yorkshire Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | Yorkshire | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | HAWES | |
| Postal district: | DL8 | |
| Dialling code: | 01969 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Richmond | |
| European Parliament: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
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- Not to be confused with American basketball player Spencer Hawes or author Louise Hawes
Hawes is a small market town at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. The Yorkshire Dales museum is based in the old railway station, and the Hawes Creamery is home to Wensleydale cheese.
Nearby attractions include Hardraw Force waterfall, and the Buttertubs Pass, which links Wensleydale to Swaledale. Further down the dale is Aysgarth Falls.
The River Ure runs through the town and the dale, which is one of the honeypot tourist attractions of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
As well as a regular market, there are many shops, pubs and tearooms. The Hawes Promotion/Relegation party for fans of Sunderland AFC takes place there every summer. It is well attended and organised, and grows year upon year.
The hill of Great Shunner Fell stands over the town.
The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle.
[edit] See also
| North: Kirkby Stephen | ||
| West: Sedbergh | Hawes | East: Leyburn |
| South: Settle |
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