ceasing after 1940. Notable people Anthony Peacock was executed in Richmond for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536. In 1736 Christopher Hind was transported to the "King's plantations for seven years" possibly for poaching. At the beginning of the 20th century, Mathew Edward Stones was widely known for his skill at water and metal divining using hazel twigs. Settlements Arkle Town Booze Eskeleth Langthwaite Whaw Civil parish Arkengarthdale is also a civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, which includes most of the dale. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 231. The lowest part of the dale, below Arkle Town and including the hamlet of Raw, is in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh. Gallery References External links Quoits at the Charles Bathurst Inn The Charles Bathurst Smelt Mill Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group Swaledale Museum Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Valleys of North Yorkshire Lead mining in the United Kingdom History of mining in the United Kingdom Richmondshire Yorkshire Dales