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Thwaite, North Yorkshire
Thwaite is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is in Swaledale and is part of the civil parish of Muker. The village lies on the B6270 road that runs through Swaledale from east to west and is 9.3 miles (15 km) west of Reeth. The name "Thwaite" comes from the Old Norse word þveit, meaning 'clearing, meadow or paddock'. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
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Angram, Muker
Angram is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Keld to the north and Thwaite to the south. Angram forms part of the civil parish of Muker.
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Angram Bottoms
Angram Bottoms (grid reference SD891999) is a 9.8 hectares (24 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near to the village of Angram in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The SSSI was first notified in 1989 and is due to the wet and dry grassland habitats which are unusual in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Kisdon
Kisdon, also called Kisdon Hill, is a fell situated in upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England.
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Muker
Muker is a village and civil parish at the western end of Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales.
The parish includes the hamlets and villages of Angram, Keld, Thwaite, West Stonesdale and Birkdale, as well as the Tan Hill Inn, the highest in England. At the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 309, reducing to 249 at the 2011 census. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 260.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.