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Swaledale

British  
/ ˈsweɪlˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Swaledale

from Swaledale, Yorkshire

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The locations chosen for the new film included Arkengarthdale, Swaledale and the village of Low Row.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2025

If people get into difficulty, teams of volunteers, like those at Swaledale Mountain Rescue, will go out to help them.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2022

When the cathedral published revised designs in June—a slab of Swaledale fossil stone, inscribed with a deep cross—one MP likened it to a bicycle parking slot.

From Economist Jul. 31, 2014

The 118-mile stage will head out via Harewood, Otley and Ilkley, before heading up to Aysgarth and then the famous Buttertubs Pass between Swaledale and Wensleydale.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2013

Away we rambled across the Ure to a small wooded hollow at the foot of Whitfell, in the hills which shut out Swaledale.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

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