Church Houses

Farndale was arable and pasture land during the late Middle Ages; monks from Rievaulx held the rights to keep cattle in the valley.[4][5] Church Houses lies to the east of the River Dove in Upper Farndale at a height of 150 metres (490 ft) above sea level, and the roads through the hamlet serve as a central point with lanes radiating out of the valley in four directions.[27][28][29] The showfield also doubles as the pitch for High Farndale Cricket Club, who play in the Feversham League alongside five other teams.[33] The hamlet is within the civil parish of Farndale East Side, and is represented at Westminster as part of the Thirsk and Malton Constituency.[43][44] The Hull Corporation installed a weir over Hodge Beck in neighbouring Bransdale (which was also planned to be flooded) to measure flow rates.
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