Place:Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England

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NameOsmotherley
TypeVillage
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England    
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Osmotherley is an English village and civil parish, situated in the Hambleton hills in North Yorkshire. The village is the western edge of the North York Moors National Park .

It is likely that Osmotherley means the clearing or 'ley' (pronounced lee), belonging to a Viking called 'Asmund' or a Saxon called 'Osmund'. There have been a number spellings of the Osmotherley over the centuries: the name appeared in the Domesday Book as Asmundrelac; it has also been known as Osmundeslay and Osmonderlay.

Osmotherley is on the route of the 110 mile Cleveland Way National Trail.

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