Wensley

Wensley

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption = Holy Trinity Church
latitude = 54.30175
longitude = -1.85862
official_name = Wensley
population =
shire_district = Richmondshire
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster =
post_town =
postcode_district =
postcode_area =
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SE092895

Wensley is a small village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, about Convert|1|mi|km|lk=on south west of Leyburn. It lies on the A684 road and the River Ure passes through the village. It is the origin of the name of the dale Wensleydale. Wensley's Holy Trinity church is one of the finest in the dale, dating back to 1300 and is now a Grade I listed building

History

For a century after its charter in 1202, Wensley had the only market in the dale and this continued into the 16th century. Plague struck Wensley in 1563, some surviving villagers fled to Leyburn, but the village recovered a century later when Charles Powlett became Duke of Bolton and built Bolton Hall. The present Bolton Hall is a 1902 rebuild after a fire in the 17th century.

External links

*IoE|321832 - Holy Trinity Church


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