Nidderdale - Izeria

Nidderdale, historically also known as Netherdale, is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows east from its source, then south underground for 2 miles (3 km) and then south-east along the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse. The only town in the dale is Pateley Bridge. Other settlements include Wath, Ramsgill, Lofthouse, and Middlesmoor above Pateley Bridge, and Bewerley, Glasshouses, Summerbridge, Dacre, Darley, Birstwith, Hampsthwaite and Kettlesing below Pateley.

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Nidderdale National Landscape

The Nidderdale National Landscape is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Yorkshire, England, bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park to the east and south. It comprises most of Nidderdale itself, part of lower Wharfedale, the Washburn valley and part of lower Wensleydale, including Jervaulx Abbey and the side valleys west of the River Ure. It covers a total area of 233 square miles (600 km2). The highest point in the Nidderdale AONB is Great Whernside, 704 metres (2,310 ft) above sea level, on the border with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The area is said to contain "remains from over 6,000 years of human activity"; there is evidence of "almost continuous settlement over this time with the exception of the Roman period for which evidence is scanty". According to the AONB, the area "is home to a diverse range of wildlife, important habitats and over 16,000 people". The only town within the AONB is Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. Otley and Ilkley lie just to the south of the AONB, and Masham and Ripon are just to the east.

Pateley Playhouse

The Pateley Playhouse is a small amateur-run theatre in the town of Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. The building was initially a Primitive Methodist Chapel but was abandoned in the late 1930s. It was bought by the Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society, a local group active since 1937, who transformed into a theatre seating 73 people. It saw its first production, a version of When We Are Married by J.B. Priestley, in June 1968.

St Cuthbert's Church, Pateley Bridge

St Cuthbert's Church is the parish church of Pateley Bridge, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. St Mary's Church, Pateley Bridge was the town's church from the 13th century, but in 1827 a replacement was constructed, to a design by John Woodhead and William Hurst. It was originally a chapel of ease to Ripon Minster, and was originally also dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus. It is a substantial building, which originally had seating for 568 worshippers, but in 1851 had fewer than 40 regular attendees. It was grade II listed in 1967. The church is built of stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south porches, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has three stages, angle buttresses, a plinth, triple-chamfered bands, a west doorway with a pointed head, a fanlight, a chamfered surround and a hood mould. Above is a clock face in a diamond-shaped tablet, windows with pointed heads, three-light bell openings, a moulded cornice, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The stained glass in the east window was designed by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier and Francois-Ambroise Comere in 1893.

Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a market town in the civil parish of High and Low Bishopside, in Nidderdale, in the county and district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Nidd. It is in the Yorkshire Dales and just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The town has the oldest sweet shop in the world. Established in 1827, it is housed in one of the earliest buildings in Pateley Bridge, dating from 1661. Pateley Bridge is also the home of the Nidderdale Museum. The last Dales agricultural show of the year, the Nidderdale Show, is held annually on the showground by the River Nidd. The show attracts more than 14,000 visitors each year. The town is within the Nidderdale National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town was listed in both the 2017 and 2018 Sunday Times reports on Best Places to Live in northern England. The local tourist authority bills it as "the perfect place to start your exploration of the Yorkshire Dales".