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PENHILL, an eminence overhanging the lower part of Wensleydale, in N. R. Yorkshire; 5½ miles S W by W of Leyburn. It consists of gritstone, while all thetract for miles around it consists of limestone; and itcommands an extensive view.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an eminence overhanging the lower part of Wensleydale" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Penhill |
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