OS grid reference SD941791 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BD23 Shire county North Yorkshire Civil parish Buckden | Country England Post town SKIPTON Local time Wednesday 2:59 AM District Craven UK parliament constituency Skipton and Ripon | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 6°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 99% Humidity | ||
Birthday hike to cray north yorkshire dales
Cray is a hamlet on the B6160 road on a steep hill above Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is near Buckden and the River Wharfe. It is a very popular walking area and is renowned for several waterfalls known collectively as Cray Waterfalls.
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Map of Cray, Skipton, UK
On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village. The village was also the start of the Category 4 climb, Côte de Cray, which lasted for 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) at an average gradient of 7.1%. The climb was at the 68 kilometres (42 mi) point in the stage and Benoit Jarrier was the first rider over the top to claim the only point available for the King of the Mountain Competition
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Cray, North Yorkshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA