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Slapewath
Slapewath in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Slapewath is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Slapewath is a hamlet in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Whilst the name of the hamlet is recorded as far back as the 13th century, it was developed due to the alum and ironstone industries of the North-Eastern part of Yorkshire in the 16th and 19th centuries respectively. The hamlet lies on the A171 road.
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Background
History
Slapewath is first mentioned as Slaipwath in a document from 1222. The name derives from the Old Norse of sleipr and vað, meaning slippery ford. Whilst traditionally being mostly in the Ancient Parish of Guisborough, the hamlet is also spread across the civil parish of Lockwood. Slapewath is on the A171 road, some 1.75 mi east of Guisborough. The area was developed for mining and quarrying purposes. Alum shale was first extracted and worked here to turn into alum for use as a mordant in the dyeing process of wool. Slapewath is reputedly the oldest alum quarry in Cleveland and the United Kingdom. Slapewath alum works was developed in 1604, and continued processing until the early part of the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5330, -1.0120
Sources
- wikidata: Q124314404 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Slapewath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slapewath?
- Slapewath is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5330°, -1.0120°.