Airedale

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A Pennine traverser does not have to climb above 170 m (558 ft)^[1] following the Aire Gap through Craven from the River Ribble to the Vale of York

Coordinates: 54°01′01″N 1°27′54″W / 54.017°N 1.465°W / 54.017; -1.465

Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, England, corresponding to the river valley of the River Aire (pronounced air). The valley stretches from the river's origin in Malham which is in the Yorkshire Dales, down past Keighley and Bingley, through Leeds and Castleford and on to join the Humber. This valley is the major cause of the Aire Gap, a pass of great topographic significance that provides a low-altitude pass through the Pennine chain.

Several things have taken their names from this area:

• Airedale Terrier^[2][3]
• Airedale Centre, a shopping centre in Keighley
• Airedale (automobile)
• Airedale NHS Trust is an National Health Service Hospital Trust located between Skipton and Keighley^[4]
• Airedale Line, a rail service
• Baron Airedale
• Airedale, Castleford, a suburb
• Airedale Partnership, the regeneration board for Airedale

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