- Glaisdale
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 54.438500
longitude = -0.805800
official_name = Glaisdale
static_
static_image_caption = Glaisdale
population = 974 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Glaisdale
shire_district = Scarborough
shire_county =North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster = Scarborough and Whitby
post_town = WHITBY
postcode_district = YO21
postcode_area = YO
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = NZ775054Glaisdale is a village and
civil parish in the Scarborough district ofNorth Yorkshire ,England . It lies at gbmapping|NZ775054 on the River Esk, between the villages ofLealholm andEgton Bridge , Convert|8|mi|km|lk=on west ofWhitby , and is served byGlaisdale railway station on theEsk Valley Line . The village lies on the national hiking trail theEsk Valley Walk .According to the 2001 UK census, Glaisdale parish had a population of 974.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798196&c=Glaisdale&d=16&e=15&g=476707&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215463846554&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Glaisdale CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-07-07
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher =Office for National Statistics ]Beggar's Bridge
At the eastern edge of the village lies Beggar's Bridge, built by Thomas Ferris in 1619. Ferris was a poor man who hoped to wed the daughter of a wealthy local squire. In order to win her hand, he planned to set sail from
Whitby to make his fortune. On the night that he left, the Esk was swollen with rainfall and he was unable to make a last visit to his intended. He eventually returned from his travels a rich man and, after marrying the squire's daughter, built Beggar's Bridge so that no other lovers would be separated as they were.References
*cite book
last = Stedman
first = Henry
title = Coast to Coast Path
year = 2006
publisher = Trailblazer Publications, Hindhead, Surrey, UK
isbn = 1-873756-92-5
pages = p 204External links
* [http://www.glaisdalepc.org.uk/ Glaisdale Parish Council] web site
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