The Ark, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Ark, The, a stream of the N.R. Yorkshire. It rises on Stonedale Moor, adjacent to the boundary with Westmore-land, and runs 11 miles south-eastward, through Arkcngarth-Dale, to the Swale below Beeth.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following North Riding newspapers online: