Hawes
Hawes is a small market community and civil parish in Upper Wensleydale in the Richmondshire area of North Yorkshire, England, that was provided its market charter in 1699. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Hawes is located at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales; the River Ure runs to the north of the town and also is considered one of the honeypot tourist destinations of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is referred to as the house to the Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese. The population in 2011 was 887; the estimated population in 2016 was 893. The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring district of Gayle. The population of the complete church was 1,137 in 2011 and was estimated at 1,138 in 2016. Hawes is 31.2 miles (50.2 km) west of the county town of Northallerton. The Wensleydale Creamery is a significant manufacturer of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese. Explained by Reader's Digest as The Village That Refused to Die, Hawes has a very energetic non-profit community group that seeks financing as well as uses the cash to re-open maintain neighborhood amenities that were closing.