Catterick, North Yorkshire
Catterick is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the county town of Northallerton just to the west of the River Swale. It lends its name to nearby Catterick Garrison and the nearby hamlet of Catterick Bridge, the home of Catterick Racecourse where the village Sunday market is held. It lies on the route of the old Roman road of Dere Street and is the site of the Roman fortification of Cataractonium.
Catterick Village Green
The Angel and village centre
Brough Beck, Catterick
The Memorial to the Rev. Michael Sydall in St Anne’s, Catterick; his name lives on in the local school
The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, which becomes the River Ouse, that empties into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The river gives its name to Swaledale, the valley through which it flows.
The River Swale near Richmond
Whitsundale Beck joins the River Swale
Wain Wath Force, near Keld, with the limestone cliffs of Cotterby Scar in the background.
Catrake Force