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Eskdale is a valley running west to east from Westerdale on the North York Moors to Whitby on the Yorkshire Coast of England. Formed during the last major ice age, it has a classic U-shaped valley formation caused by the action of glaciers carving away the rock. Eskdale is named after its river which in Celtic means water or stream. The dale carries the River Esk from the "Esklets" above Westerdale to the sea at Whitby. The tops of its steep-sided valleys are noted for their heather moorland, whilst below the land is mainly split between pasture for cows and Swaledale sheep and arable crops such as oilseed rape. The Esk Valley Walk is a walk covering 35 miles (56 km) starting from the head of the Esk through the valley and down to Whitby. Eskdale School in Whitby is named after the valley. The Esk Valley railway line runs through Eskdale from Commondale eastwards towards Whitby and is named after the dale. The river flows through the narrow valley that the water has cut into the soft shale of the Jurassic rocks. Because of this, the rainfall can cause rapid flooding like those suffered in 1840, 1930 and in 2000. The 1930 flood caused many problems including destroying the bridge over the river in Sleights. The A169 road bridge that runs over the Esk in Sleights village dates from 1937. A natural gas accumulation is present in the Permian dolomitic limestones at Eskdale. Natural gas from this field was used in the 1960s and 1970s by the former North Eastern Gas Board to supply Whitby and other local towns.

Ugthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough borough, situated near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Ugthorpe parish had a population of 225, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 201.

Egton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Whitby, and located within the North York Moors National Park. There is a nearby village called Egton Bridge, which is home to Egton railway station. The village was included in the Survey of English Dialects, published in various forms between 1962 and 1996. Unlike the other sites, a full book was written on the local dialect by Hans Tidholm. According to the 2011 UK census, Egton parish had a population of 448, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 459. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Beggar's Bridge is a packhorse bridge straddling the River Esk in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire, England. The bridge dates back to 1619 and was reputedly built by a former poor farm worker (Tom Ferris) who wanted to meet his love but could not due to the river being in flood. Having become rich working at sea, then becoming the mayor of Kingston upon Hull, Ferris built the bridge at that point when flooding prevented him crossing it years before. The structure is both a scheduled monument and a grade II* listed building.

Egton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 7 miles 66 chains (12.6 km) west of Whitby, serves the villages of Egton and Egton Bridge in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Glaisdale is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 9 miles 33 chains (15.1 km) west of Whitby, serves the village of Glaisdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

The Horseshoe Hotel is a pub in Egton Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in the early 19th century. It was altered and extended later in the century, and further altered in the 20th century. It was grade II listed in 1969. The business was sold in 2020, at which time, it was a free house with two bars, a dining room, and six hotel rooms, along with two rooms used as accommodation by the owners. In 2021, the new owners competed on the "Four in a Bed" TV show. At the rear of the building, a summerhouse was constructed in the 1930s, which was initially used to host the annual Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show. During the Second World War it was commandeered as a first aid post, then after the war served as staff accommodation, an ice cream shop, and then a holiday let, before becoming a farm shop. In 2020, a wooden bar building was added. The pub is built of sandstone, and has a pantile roof with coped gables, shaped kneelers and ball and pedestal finials. There are two storeys and attics, a main front of four bays, a lean-to on the left, and a rear wing with two storeys and two bays. The central doorway has a shaped tooled lintel, to its left is a fire window, to the right is a canted bay window, the other windows are tripartite, and in the roof are two flat dormers with casements. In the right gable end is a relief "F" in a circular surround with keystones.

St Hedda's Catholic Primary School is a school in Egton Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A Catholic chapel was in existence in Egton Bridge by 1743, by Bridge House, which was owned by the Smith family. By 1780, 415 Catholics were recorded in the district. In 1790, a church was built in the village, with a presbytery to the rear. In 1867, the new St Hedda's Church, Egton Bridge was consecrated, the old church was converted into a school, and the presbytery was extended. The school was extended in the 20th century, to the front, back and left. The building was grade II listed in 1969. The building is constructed of sandstone, and has a stone slate roof with stone coping and kneelers. It has two storeys and the entrance is gabled with one bay and a lean-to extension. The doorway is in the extension, and above is a mullioned and transomed window, a canopied niche containing a painted statue, an inscribed semicircular tablet, and a square bellcote with a shallow ogee cap and a cross.

Mickleby is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Mickleby parish had a population of 283, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 165. However, the 2011 census statistics are for an output area which includes Barnby and Ellerby, and for which the 2001 census figure was 274.

St Hedda's Church is a Catholic parish church in Egton Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A Catholic chapel was in existence in Egton Bridge by 1743, and it was replaced by a church in 1790. In 1867, it was replaced by the current, larger, church, while the old church was converted into St Hedda's Catholic Primary School. The church was designed by Hadfield and Son. A pieta with a timber canopy were added to the west end in 1900. The building was grade II listed in 1998. The church is built of stone with Welsh slate roofs and terracotta ridge tiles. It consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a chancel and an apse. At the west end is a pointed arch rising to a gabled bellcote with a cross finial, and a doorway with a pointed moulded arch with a hood mould and columns, above which is a circular window. Most of the other windows are lancets. Inside, there is an organ gallery at the west end, and the original wooden pews and octagonal pulpit. There is a wooden barrel vaulted roof, with decoration applied by stencil. The chancel is lavishly decorated, including a painted and gilded altar and reredos. The font is circular and was made of stone in about 1790, probably having been relocated from the old church.

St Hilda's church, Egton, is a Church of England church in Egton, North Yorkshire, built in 1879 and designed by local architect E. H. Smales. St Hilda’s is one of five churches in the United Benefice of Middle Esk Moor.

Egton Bridge is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the North York Moors National Park, on the River Esk, between the villages of Glaisdale and Grosmont, about six miles south-west of Whitby, and on the route of the Esk Valley Walk. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The stone bridge that crosses the Esk was rebuilt in 1992, having been destroyed by flood in the 1930s.