Satron

Satron is a hamlet in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England.It lies 0.6 miles (1 km) south west of Gunnerside[1] on the opposite bank of the River Swale.[3] The hamlet is on the south Bank of the River Swale and nestles on the northern edge of the B6270, the Kirkby Stephen to Downholme road through Swaledale.[1][4] The name of the village derives from Old Norse 'saetr' (summer pasture)[5] from when Upper Swaledale was settled by the Norse peoples to graze cattle and sheep.[6] South of the hamlet is Satron Moor, which used to be worked for minerals as with much of the Upper Swaledale area.
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