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Aysgarth Falls in Centre

Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places·Aysgarth Falls in Centre·3 days ago
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Wensleydale,  famous for its mild , crumbly,  cheese , has a number of attractive  waterfalls but the series if three falls at Aysgarth  are  both the most impressive  and the most popular  ones on the river Ure. They are in three parts over a stretch of river about a mile long known , unimaginatively,  as Upper , Middle and Lower falls or sometimes,  in the local dialect,  as Upper  Middle and Lower Force ( force being the local word for a waterfall.).  The upper falls used to be utilised for water power and the mill race which diverted some of the water can still be seen as can the mill building. This mill (Yore Mill) was used to produce woollen textiles and is reputedly the mill which produced the red flannel cloth used by the army of Italian military hero, Garibaldi.…

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