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Wensleydale is the dale or upper valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines, one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England.
Wensleydale is one of only a few Yorkshire Dales not currently named after its principal river, but the older name, Yoredale, can still be seen on some maps and as the Yoredale Series of geological strata. The dale takes its name from the village of Wensley, once the market town for the dale. Wensley derives from Woden's ley, or meadow of the pagan god Woden.
The valley is famous for its cheese, with the main commercial production at Hawes. Most of the dale is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Part of lower Wensleydale, below East Witton, is within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Wensleydale is a breed of domestic sheep that originated in the Wensleydale region of North Yorkshire, England Possessing a blue–grey face, the breed was developed in the 19th century by crossing English Leicester and Teeswater sheep. One of the largest and heaviest of all sheep breeds, the Wensleydale has long, ringlet-like locks of wool. It is categorized as "at risk" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust of the U.K. as it has fewer than 1500 registered breeding females, it is predominantly used today as a ram breed to cross with other breeds to obtain market lambs and for its high-quality wool.
Wensleydale is a valley or dale in the Yorkshire Dales, England.
Wensleydale may also refer to:
- Wensleydale cheese
- Wensleydale (sheep), a sheep breed
- Wensleydale Railway, a railway line running through Wensleydale, England
- Baron Wensleydale (disambiguation), two baronies
- The Wensleydale School, a coeducational school in North Yorkshire, England
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Wensleydale, Victoria, a locality in Australia
- Wensleydale railway line (Australia), a line which served Wensleydale, Victoria between 1890 and 1948
- President Wensley Dale, a fictional character in the British TV-series Rastamouse
Usage examples of "wensleydale".
Buttertubs Pass between Wensleydale and Swaledale, and the wild mountain scenery around us was truly magnificent.
He helped himself at random - one name meant no more to him than mother - and went on to make an epoch-making discovery, that Wensleydale cheese and vintage port were a pair of heavenly twins, Castor and Pollux riding triumphantly as the climax of a glorious procession.
He helped himself at random one name meant no more to him than mother and went on to make an epochmaking discovery, that Wensleydale cheese and vintage port were a pair of heavenly twins, Castor and Pollux riding triumphantly as the climax of a glorious procession.
Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of forty‑.
Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of forty-seven.
Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of forty.
Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of fortyseven.