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Wain Wath Force is not a substantial waterfall: it has a drop of only around 1.5 metres as the river flows beneath the
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passes the falls on the north bank of the River Swale while the main motor road up Upper
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cliffs of Cotterby Scar. Despite its modest height it is popular with visitors; the
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word for a ford. Wain may denote that it was passable for a cart or wain.
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A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
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River Swale
Yorkshire Dales National Park
North Yorkshire
NY883015
Keld
Kisdon Force
East Gill Force
Catrake Force
Old Norse
Anglo-Saxon
limestone
Coast to Coast long-distance footpath
Swaledale
ISBN
978-1-85284-798-2
ISBN
1-59605-092-6
v
t
e
Aysgarth
Beezeley Falls
Catrake
Cauldron Falls
Cotter
East Gill
Falling Foss
Gordale Scar
Hardraw

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