Welcome to Glaisdale, Glaisdale - UK
N 54° 26.313 W 000° 47.564
30U E 643148 N 6034560
This sign is located at the river Esk and close to a railway bridge at Glaisdale in Yorkshire.
Waymark Code: WM16TWK
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/05/2022
Views: 3
The sign says:
"Welcome to Glaisdale
Northern village of the year"
i wasn't able to find out further details about "village of the year, but here are some details about Glaisdale:
Glaisdale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, within the North York Moors National Park.
source: wikipedia.
There is a beatiful little picture of a bridge on the sign. It is very likely the Beggar's Bridge which is situated at the eastern end of the village.
Wikipeda writes about 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. The bridge is now Grade II* listed."
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