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Malham (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 03 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.0500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 09 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: There are impressive limestone rock faces at Gordale Scar and Malham Tarn, a bird sanctuary. The area is a popular center for walking and climbing on the Pennine Way. Charles Kingsley wrote "The Water Babies" (1863) at Malham Tarn House. |
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| Malham (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Malham (British English-P,U,N)
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| Malgon (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Malgun (H,V,Anglo-Saxon,U,N)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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Malham (inhabited place) (P) |
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