Bilsdale

The dale is the valley of the River Seph, formed where Raisdale Beck joins Bilsdale Beck at the small village of Chop Gate in the north of the dale.

The upper part of the dale comprises the civil parish of Bilsdale Midcable and the lower part of the dale is in the civil parish of Hawnby.

The part to the west of the river became the township of Bilsdale Westside in the parish of Hawnby.

Bilsdale Westside and Laskill Pasture became part of the new Ryedale District in 1974, and were subsequently absorbed into the civil parish of Hawnby.

The main settlements in the dale are Chop Gate, Fangdale Beck and the ancient hamlet of Urra.