Kildale
Kildale is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east from Great Ayton, within the North York Moors National Park and on the Cleveland Way National Trail. The parish occupies 5,730 acres (23.2 km2), with 3,416 acres (13.82 km2) being taken up by moorland.
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Looking down on Kildale from Park Nab, Christmas Day, 2007 | |
Kildale Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 147 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | NZ6284209682 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Whitby |
| Postcode district | YO21 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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A church at Kildale was referred to in the Domesday Book. Viking relics (bones, swords, daggers and a battle axe) were discovered on the spot where a later church, St Cuthbert's, was erected.
Kildale railway station is on the Esk Valley Line.
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