Countersett
| 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
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1316903: Countersett Hall (Grade @ listing)
- ↑ "Marsett Lane, Countersett, N Yorks, UK – All Creatures Great & Small, Two Of A Kind (1988)" - Waymarking.com