Hawes
Hawes is a little market community and civil parish in Upper Wensleydale in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, that was given its market charter in 1699. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Hawes is located ahead of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales; the River Ure runs to the north of the town as well as is regarded as among 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 adjoining hamlet of Gayle. The population of the complete parish was 1,137 in 2011 as well as was approximated 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 major manufacturer of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese. Described by Reader's Digest as The Village That Refused to Die, Hawes has a very active charitable community group that looks for financing as well as uses the money to re-open keep community amenities that were shutting.