Rosedale, North Yorkshire

At its southern end Rosedale is squeezed between Spaunton Moor and Hartoft Rigg, where the river flows out through Forestry Commission woodland before passing the village of Cropton to reach the plains of the Vale of Pickering.

The modern village of Rosedale Abbey, built around the site of a former Cistercian Priory is the main settlement in the valley.

[2][3] The Frank Elgee memorial was erected in 1953 at Blakey Ridge on The North York Moors, overlooking Loose Howe at Rosedale Head.

[4] There was no mention of Rosedale in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD[a] However the name Rozebi [d][f] is shown in the paragraph for Pickering.

The name element rose is from Brittonic rōs and might be a reference to Blakey Ridge that defines the west side of the dale.

[15] The cross is located on Ledging Hill the highest point on Blakey Ridge (OS ref: NZ 674 019).

[19] Rosedale Chimney Bank, one of the steepest roads in the United Kingdom,[22] provides a popular entrance point into the valley.

A row of disused kilns and a former Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post[23] are both situated yards from its summit.