Sheepwash, North Yorkshire

[1] The name possibly derives from the fact that shepherds bring their sheep down from the surrounding moorland and wash them in the beck at the ford.

Most of the lower lying parts of the road have been converted into modern roads but the section across the North York Moors is still a rough upland track.

[3] The area is bounded to the west by Scarth Wood Moor, which also lends its name to the National Trust car park at Sheepwash.

[4][5] In 2004 75% of parking tickets issued in Hambleton district were handed out near Sheepwash, to drivers parked incorrectly or on grassed verges.

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