Vale of Mowbray
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The Vale of Mowbray (sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Vale of York) is a stretch of low lying land between the North Yorkshire Moors and the Cleveland Hills to the east and the Yorkshire Dales to the west. To the north lie the Tees Valley lowlands and to the south the Vale of Mowbray becomes the Vale of York proper.
The Vale of Mowbray is distinguishable from the Vale of York by its meandering rivers and more undulating landscape.
The main charectoristic of the vale of Mowbray is the fertile agricultural land used for arable crops and permanent grassland, though isolated pockets of woodland remain. The roads in the Vale of Mowbray are charectoristically contained by low hedges with wide verges. The villages are often linear following the major through road, the houses are generally brick built with pantile roofs.
Guides to the coast to coast long distance walk often somewhat unjustly refer to the Vale of Mowbray as the boring bit. It may seem a little mundane in comparison to the spectacular views of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors, but so would virtually anywhere else in the UK.
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[edit] Features
[edit] Notable Settlements
[edit] Major Roads
- A1 North-South
- A19 North-South
- A167 North-South
- A684 East-West
[edit] Railways
- East Coast Main Line
- Northallerton-Eaglescliffe branch line
- Northallerton-Redmire (disused between Northallerton and Leeming Bar)
- Eryholme-Richmond (disbanded)
- Northalleton-Leeds (disbanded)
[edit] Rivers
[edit] External links
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