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Garsdale is not a village, but a valley through
which runs the A684 road from Sedbergh to Hawes. The other centre of population is at Garsdale Head,
still known as "Hawes Junction" To
the North is Baugh Fell with its tarns. To the South is Rise
Hill, then Dentdale. To locals, the whole seven miles from Garsdale Foot to Mount Zion Chapel is just Garsdale. |
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Memories of Garsdale
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This website has been established to celebrate the valley of Garsdale. Local
events will be advertised here (free), as will local businesses and
services. Housing Survey results: >>>>>>>
Squirrel Sightings: >>>>>>> Youth page: >>>>>>> Garsdale words: >>>>>>>
Events in the next few weeks: September 5th from 5 p.m. Fun Evening at Village Hall. For
further details of what is going on in the Sedbergh area, see the
"Lookaround" available in Sedbergh shops, or try this link: http://www.sedberghlookaround.org.uk Has anyone else heard a cuckoo in Garsdale this year? It was heard at the top of the dale on May 2nd, but has not been heard since. Was 2007 the first year without a cuckoo in middle Garsdale?
This page will feature the history of various houses in Garsdale. ... Can you identify the house shown in the picture above? This house has a Norse name, and was owned by the Wilkinsons (Quakers from Grisedale) for most of its history from the earliest records in the 1690s. William Hodgson, owner from 1835, was a nephew of the Wilkinsons, and Nellie Peacock, whose husband Tom Rich farmed there until the 1950s, was the daughter of Mary Jane Wilkinson.
![]() Here is another house which you might recognise,
but only if you have been to the South side!
If you think there is anything missing from this site,
please e-mail : At present, the site is just in an experimental stage. Suggestions for improvement will be appreciated. Did you know that Garsdale is mentioned in "Hansard", the official minutes of the House of Commons? On June 20th 2006, Tim
Farron, our local MP, quoted Garsdale as an example of a place from
which it takes too long for Other mentions include a
reply by Derek Twigg to
Mr.
Eric Martlew (Carlisle) about stations which do not have toilets or
disabled access, Did
you know that Wensleydale cheese used to be made (almost) in Garsdale
(at Farfield) Famous
visitors to Garsdale have included William Wordsworth and his sister
Dorothy who stayed at Garsdale Hall, Prince Charles who occasionally
stays with friends near Garsdale Station, Andrew Lloyd Webber who
attended the funeral of William Garnett at Garsdale Church (William's
father wrote "Aspects of Love"), and Dame Mary Peters who is the
granddaughter of one of "Kits gimmers" (the eight daughters of
Christopher & Jane Metcalf who lived at Nether House until 1928).
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