Gunnerside
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History
The name of the village derives from an Old Norse personal name Gunnar and sætr meaning hill or pasture.[3][4]
Gunnerside Ghyll (or Gunnerside Gill), a smaller valley running northwards, at right angles to the Swale valley (Swaledale), was the site of a major lead mining industry in Swaledale from the 17th century[5] to the late 19th century.[6] The beck that runs through the narrow valley, also called Gunnerside Gill, or Gunnerside Beck, rises between Rogan's Seat and Water Crag,Template:Sfn and runs for Script error: No such module "convert". emptying into the River Swale at the site of Gunnerside New Bridge.[7] The bridge carries the B6270 over the River Swale south of the village; it was rebuilt several times during the 19th century due to flooding.Template:Sfn The current structure dates from around 1892 and is now grade II listed.[8]
The area attracts many ramblers who use the foot tracks for exploring the area. Some decide to visit The Old Working Smithy & Museum, established in 1795, for a modest admission fee.[9][10] The site contains historic items.
Gunnerside is served by the Gunnerside Methodist Chapel, a part-time post office, a weekly market, a restaurant and some shops selling food items. [11] The chapel was founded in 1789, but rebuilt in 1866.[12] The structure is now grade II listed.[13] A private building to the north of the crossroads in the village was the site of a medieval corn mill, and in the early 20th century, a bus garage.[14] At the foot of Gunnerside Ghyll is the King's Head public house.
The village primary school is one of two sites of the Reeth and Gunnerside Schools.[15] At the last Ofsted inspection in 2023, the primary school was rated as Good.[16]
Local employment centres on tourism,[17] clockmaking, hill farming, gamekeeping and construction, the latter concerned chiefly with the maintenance of traditional stone-built field walls, houses and field barns. The latter, also known as laithes, are typically referred to as "cow'uses" or cow houses in Swaledale.[18]
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Notable people
- John Close, poet, was born in the village in 1816[19]
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Stone barns in the meadows near Gunnerside New Bridge
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Methodist Chapel
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Approaching Gunnerside
See also
- Listed buildings in Melbecks
- Operation Gunnerside, which may have got its name because the participants trained on a moor near to Gunnerside owned by Charles Hambro.[20]
References
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