Carperby

Carperby
Carperby
OS grid reference	SE005896
District	Richmondshire;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
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Carperby is a village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales. It lies about eight miles west of Leyburn.

Brief history

In the centre, a high-stepped cross dated 1674 tells of the time when Carperby had a market (granted in 1305). In the 17th century the village was an important Wensleydale centre of Quakerism, and its biggest building even today is the classically styled Friends' Meeting House of 1864. The name of the Wheatsheaf Hotel suggests a corn-growing past, and the inn itself was where James Herriot and his bride spent their honeymoon in 1941.^[1]

References

^ "James Herriot". The World of James Herriot. Hambleton District Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] "James Herriot". The World of James Herriot. Hambleton District Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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