Hardraw

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Hardraw
Yorkshire
North Riding

Hardraw
Location
Grid reference: SD866912
Location: 54°18’59"N, 2°12’22"W
Data
Local Government
Council: North Yorkshire

Hardraw is a hamlet near Hawes within the Yorkshire Dales in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It takes its name from the nearby waterfall, Hardraw Force.

The old schoolhouse, built in 1875, can be seen in the centre of the photograph of the village, and the Pennine Way runs past the west side this building. The village centre lies further up the road, and access to Hardraw Force is by way of The Green Dragon pub.

St Mary and St John's Church, Hardraw was rebuilt by the Earl of Wharncliffe between 1879 and 1881. It is Grade II listed.[1] Ithe church portrayed as Darrowby Church in the 1978 television series All Creatures Great and Small.

Church of St Mary & St John
Interior of the church

Outside links

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References

  1. National Heritage List 1131972: Church of Saint Mary and Saint John (Grade II listing)