Welcome to this Grinton in Swaledale site

• The village of Grinton is in Swaledale where the green fertile land of the lower dale starts to change to the more rugged upper dale.
• Swaledale is the most northerly main dale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
• The name Grinton means 'the green pasture' in Old English.
• The first known reference to Grinton is in 1086.
• It is on the south bank of the River Swale, reputedly the fastest flowing river in England.*1
• It was at the first place above Richmond where the river could usually be forded.
• This crossing place was vital for the transport of lead by pony from the many mines & mills in Swaledale.
• The Mother Church of St Andrew, 'The Cathedral of the Dale' was built at this crossing point.

This Grinton site is now part of the 2Dales site though Grinton.org will continue to point to this page. The 2Dales site will cover Swaledale & Arkengarthdale as well as Grinton.

Please follow the 2Dales link above to see:

• Grinton Parish Council
  Details, dates of meetings and minutes of the meetings.
• The Reeth & District Gazette
• The Parish Newsletter
• Reeth District Memorial Hall programme
• Friends of Swaledale Museum Newsletters
• What's new on the web-site
• and much more...

Please use the links above for access to many more sites about the two dales.