Walden, North Yorkshire

Walden
Walden
Walden shown within North Yorkshire
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Walden is a dale and hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. The dale is a side dale of Wensleydale, sometimes known as Waldendale[1] or Walden Dale to distinguish it from the hamlet. The hamlet lies 2 miles (4 km) south of West Burton at the mouth of the dale. The smaller hamlet of Walden Head lies at the head of the dale, 1 mile (2 km) south of Walden.[2]

The name Walden, first recorded in 1270, comes from the Old English wala denu, meaning "valley of the Welshmen".[3]

Looking south up Walden Dale

References

  1. ↑ Wilkinson, George (19 December 2009), "Walks: West Burton", The Press, retrieved 21 May 2013
  2. ↑ "OL30" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central Area. 1;25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319263358.
  3. ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Walden", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978 0 521 16855 7
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