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Posforth Gill Force

📍 HazlewoodNorth Yorkshire

A waterfall to visit on a walk near Hazlewood.

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Lower Waterfall, Posforth Gill Posforth Gill flows down the Valley of Desolation in Wharfedale. The name was coined following a 19c flood. The valley is now far from being desolate and the name seems — Lower Waterfall, Posforth Gill Posforth Gill flows down the Valley of Desolation in Wharfedale. The name was coined following a 19c flood. The valley is now far from being desolate and the name seems Photo: John Wray · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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