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Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire

Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Yorkshire, in the West Riding. It stands of the River Nidd. Pateley was first recorded in 1175 and granted a market charter in 1320. From the 14th century until the 20th century, Scotgate Ash Quarry despatched hard-wearing sandstone from its site on the northern flank above Pateley Bridge. The Nidderdale Show is held annually on the showground by the River Nidd. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.086448,-1.7586458
Grid Reference: SE158656
Police Area: North Yorkshire
Council Area: North Yorkshire
Civil Parish: High and Low Bishopside CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 34835
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Pateley_Bridge,_Yorkshire_34835

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