Ivelet

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Coordinates: 54°22′39″N 2°06′01″W / 54.37762°N 2.10025°W / 54.37762; -2.10025
Ivelet
Ivelet

 Ivelet shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SD935980
District Richmondshire
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RICHMOND
Postcode district DL11
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Ivelet Bridge, an ancient bridge over the River Swale, built originally for packhorses, but now used by the occasional vehicle

Ivelet is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England about a mile west of Gunnerside in Swaledale.

Ivelet bridge crosses the River Swale near Ivelet.[1] A coffin stone is set into the verge on the north side of the bridge for pall bearers to rest with a coffin on their way from Muker to the church at Grinton. The bridge is featured in the British television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Call of the Wild".

References

  1. "Ivelet Bridge". Gunnerside.info. Retrieved 2007-04-09. 

External links

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