Hawes
Sign in to saveHawes is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, situated at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, and historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. The parish had a population of 1,137 according to the 2011 census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Hawes
- UK place.population
- 1,137
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Richmond and Northallerton
- UK place.post_town
- HAWES
- UK place.postcode_district
- DL8
- UK place.postcode_area
- DL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01969
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD873898
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Hawes is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, situated at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, and historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. The parish had a population of 1,137 according to the 2011 census.
The parish of Hawes includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle. Hawes lies approximately west of the county town of Northallerton. It is renowned as a major producer of Wensleydale cheese.