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Bedale
Bedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated 34 miles (55 kilometres) north of Leeds, 26 miles (42 km) south-west of Middlesbrough and also 7 miles (11 kilometres) south-west of the county town of Northallerton. It was initially in Richmondshire and also detailed in the Domesday Book as part of Catterick wapentake, which was additionally called Hangshire (so named from Hang Bank in Finghall and also as a result of the many hangings used to implement looting Scots); it was divided once again and Bedale stayed in East Hang. Bedale Beck is a tributary of the River Swale, which forms one of the Yorkshire Dales, with its predominance of agriculture and also its relevant small typical trades, although tourism is increasingly crucial. An electoral ward of the same name exists, which ward consists of Aiskew parish and also had an overall population of 4,601 at the 2011 Census. In October 2018 the town was twinned with Azay-sur-Cher, a town in the Loire Valley in France.