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'''Countersett''' is the largest of the three settlements in [[Raydale]], around [[Semerwater]] in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]]. It is in the [[Yorkshire Dales]] to the north of Semerwater. The Boar East and West were once one farm, and before that a pub called The Boar Inn. The date 1667 was above the door, along with a Latin inscription which translated as "Now mine, once thine, but whose afterwards I do not know" (ref. Wensleydale, by Ella Pontefract, Dent & Sons, 1936)
'''Countersett''' is the largest of the three settlements in [[Raydale]], around [[Semerwater]] in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]]. It is in the [[Yorkshire Dales]] to the north of Semerwater. The Boar East and West were once one farm, and before that a pub called The Boar Inn. The date 1667 was above the door, along with a Latin inscription which translated as "Now mine, once thine, but whose afterwards I do not know" (ref. Wensleydale, by Ella Pontefract, Dent & Sons, 1936)


[[File:Countersett Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1380823.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Countersett Hall]]
 
Countersett Hall was built in 1650 for Richard Robinson, the first Quaker in [[Wensleydale]]. It is a stone built Manor House with slate roofs. Illicit Quaker meetings were held in the Hall before the building of the nearby Meeting House. George Fox, a founder of the Society of Friends, stayed at Countersett Hall in 1652 and 1677.<ref>{{NHLE|1316903|Countersett Hall|grade=@}}</ref>
Countersett Hall, which dates back to the 12th century, was bought by Richard Robinson in 1650, the first Quaker in [[Wensleydale]]. It is a stone built Manor House with slate roofs. Illicit Quaker meetings were held in the Hall before the building of the nearby Meeting House. George Fox, a founder of the Society of Friends, stayed at Countersett Hall in 1652 and 1677.<ref>{{NHLE|1316903|Countersett Hall|grade=@}}</ref>


==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==

Latest revision as of 19:49, 9 November 2023

Countersett
Yorkshire
North Riding

Looking over Countersett to Raydale
Location
Grid reference: SD919878
Location: 54°17’10"N, 2°7’33"W
Data
Post town: Leyburn
Postcode: DL8
Local Government
Council: North Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Richmond (Yorks)

Countersett is the largest of the three settlements in Raydale, around Semerwater in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the Yorkshire Dales to the north of Semerwater. The Boar East and West were once one farm, and before that a pub called The Boar Inn. The date 1667 was above the door, along with a Latin inscription which translated as "Now mine, once thine, but whose afterwards I do not know" (ref. Wensleydale, by Ella Pontefract, Dent & Sons, 1936)


Countersett Hall, which dates back to the 12th century, was bought by Richard Robinson in 1650, the first Quaker in Wensleydale. It is a stone built Manor House with slate roofs. Illicit Quaker meetings were held in the Hall before the building of the nearby Meeting House. George Fox, a founder of the Society of Friends, stayed at Countersett Hall in 1652 and 1677.[1]

Popular culture

Countersett was featured in the television series All Creatures Great and Small, in the episode "Two of a Kind".[2]

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Countersett)

References