Wharfedale is one of the
Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the upper valley of the
River Wharfe. Towns and villages in Wharfedale (downstream, from west to east) include
Buckden,
Kettlewell,
Conistone,
Grassington,
Hebden,
Bolton Abbey,
Addingham,
Ilkley,
Burley-in-Wharfedale,
Otley,
Pool-in-Wharfedale,
Arthington,
Collingham and
Wetherby. Beyond Wetherby, the valley opens out and becomes part of the
Vale of York.