Grassington, N. Yorkshire - Square, old cars, phone box - Dixons postcard 1960s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Square, Grassington, Yorkshire
• Publisher:  J Arthur Dixon (Yk 1451)
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The town is situated in Wharfedale around 9 miles (14 km) from Bolton Abbey and is surrounded by limestone scenery. Nearby villages include Linton, Threshfield, Hebden, Conistone and Kilnsey.

Although often described by local people as a village, Grassington was granted a Royal Charter for a market and fair in 1282 giving it market town status. The market was held regularly until about 1860. A change in land use from the early 17th century, when lead mining began to assume more importance, brought some prosperity, but Grassington's heyday arrived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The opening of the Yorkshire Dales Railway to Threshfield in 1901 brought new visitors, many of whom settled, some finding work in Skipton or in the developing limestone quarries.The Old Hall at Grassington is reputedly the oldest house in Yorkshire, dating from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century.^[1]

Today Grassington is the main residential and tourist centre in Upper Wharfedale^{[citation needed]} Centred around its small cobbled square is a selection of shops, pubs and the village museum, offering food, clothing and gifts, alongside small cafes, restaurants and hotels. Grassington Folk Museum houses a collection which tells the story of Wharfedale.^[2] It is an independent museum, run and managed by volunteers. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association is a voluntary mountain rescue organisation, located in Grassington, which rescues people in trouble from the surrounding fells and caves.^[3]

Grassington Festival is a two-week long annual event encompassing music, performance and visual arts, held in a variety of venues around the village.^[4] In 2008 it included acts by Jo Brand, Dara Ó Briain, Clare Teal and Toyah Wilcox.

In the winter Grassington also hosts the very popular Dickensian Festival when the entire village is taken over by Dickensian costumes and Christmas activities and opportunities to purchase Christmas presents.^[5]

A Yorkshire Dales National Park information centre is on Hebden Road.

Three miles north of Grassington at Kilnsey is the glacially carved overhang of Kilnsey Crag.

Grass Wood, a large area of ancient woodland including the Iron-Age fort, Fort Gregory (also known as Gregory's Fort), is situated just over one mile northwest of Grassington.^[6][7]

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=yorkshire

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=unposted