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Middleham

Middleham ( MID-əl-əm; meaning "middle ham", i.e. "middle village") is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Da

Stained Glass Window, Middleham Church - geograph.org.uk - 6897814

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1.5 h–3 h
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Year-round

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Middleham ( MID-əl-əm; meaning "middle ham", i.e. "middle village") is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover. There has been a settlement there since Roman times. It was recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Medelai.

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Middleham ( MID-əl-əm; meaning "middle ham", i.e. "middle village") is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover. There has been a settlement there since Roman times. It was recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Medelai.

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Coordinates
54.2858, -1.8089

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Where is Middleham?
Middleham is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2858°, -1.8089°.