出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/30 03:54 UTC 版)
Bedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 34 miles (55 km) north of Leeds, 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Middlesbrough, and 7 miles (11 km) south west of the county town of Northallerton. It was originally in Richmondshire and listed in the Domesday Book as part of Catterick wapentake, which was also known as Hangshire (so named from Hang Bank in Finghall and because of the many gallows used to execute marauding Scots); it was split again and Bedale remained in East Hang. Bedale Beck is watered by the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales, helping the predominance of agriculture and its related small traditional trades, although tourism is increasingly important.