High and Low Abbotside, North Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Description

Abbotside, High and Low, two townships in the parish of Aysgarth, N.R. Yorkshire. The former lies 2 miles NNW of Hawes, and the two are separated from each other by Whit-field Gill. Hawes is the nearest railway station, post, money order, and telegraph office. Acreage of High Abbotside, 6289; population, 412; of Low Abbotside, 2066; population, 143. Much of both townships is high moorland and lofty fell, intersected by ravines and deep narrow vales, all within the upper basin of the river Ure. A remarkable waterfall, called Hardraw Force, occurs in one of the ravines, and a picturesque waterfall, called Whitfield Force, in another.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for High and Low Abbotside from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Abbot-Side, Low)

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:

• York Herald
• Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough
• Yorkshire Gazette
• Yorkshire Evening Press
• Whitby Gazette