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  3. Pictures old and new of Sedbergh and its social history. Please respect the copyright of any photographs used within this group. Should anybody require to use any of the images, please ask the relevant author. Anyone can see who's in the group and what they post.

    • Sedbergh’S History
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    • Farfield Mill at Sedbergh
    • Sedbergh Book Town

    An historic town, Sedbergh has been a thriving community for hundreds of years, with a market dating from the 13th Century. The town was a staging point for commercial routes across the Pennines. Dating from Saxon times, Sedbergh still shows clear evidence of the influence of the subsequent Saxons, Vikings and Normans. The town is full of character...

    Sedbergh is famous for its public school, set in magnificent parkland on the edge of the town. There is a fine Norman church, St Andrew’s Church, and overlooking the town is the site of Castlehaw, an ancient motte and bailey castle built to repel the Scottish hordes. George Fox, founder of the Quakers, preached both in the churchyard of St Andrew’s...

    Just outside the town is Farfield Mill(above). Four floors of inspiration await you in this former Victorian woollen mill. It was rescued and restored by local people and is now home to 16 outstanding artists and craftsmen. There is a heritage exhibition which explains the processes employed in a textile mill i.e. carding, scribbling, tentering, dy...

    After the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak, the Sedbergh booktown project was started in order to encourage an increase in the number of visitors. The company, Sedbergh Book Town, was set up in 2003 to develop a community of businesses involved in selling, writing, publishing and designing books and other publications. 1. Yorkshire Dales Area M...

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  5. The home page for Sedbergh, England's Booktown in Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National park, 5 miles from the M6 and close to the Lake District.

  6. Jun 8, 2024 · Stuart Forster heads to Cumbria & suggests 16 things to do in Sedbergh, England's official book town, including walking on the Howgill Fells, cycling & dining.

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