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Strid, The, chasm in the channel of river Wharfe, N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 2 miles NW. of Bolton Priory and 6 miles NE. of Skipton; has a width of only 4 ft., and the waters of the Wharf e rush through it with great impetuosity.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "chasm" (ADL Feature Type: "canyons") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | STRID | STRID THE | THE STRID |
| Place: | The Strid |
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