Walden, North Yorkshire
Walden is a dale and hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. The dale is a side dale of Wensleydale, sometimes known as Waldendale[1] or Walden Dale to distinguish it from the hamlet. The hamlet lies about 2 miles south of West Burton at the mouth of the dale. The smaller hamlet of Walden Head lies at the head of the dale, 2 miles south of Walden.
The name Walden, first recorded in 1270, comes from the Old English wala denu, meaning "valley of the Welshmen".[2]
Looking south up Walden Dale
References
- ↑ Wilkinson, George (19 December 2009), "Walks: West Burton", The Press, retrieved 21 May 2013
- ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Walden", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978 0 521 16855 7
External links
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- Walden in the Upper Dales website
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