Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The dale lies to the west of Great Shunner Fell. It is drained by East Gill and West Gill, which between them have nine waterfalls. They join to form Cotterdale Beck, which flows over three more waterfalls, including Cotter Force, below which the beck joins the River Ure.[2]

Cotterdale
Cotterdale and the hamlet of the same name
Cotterdale Location within North Yorkshire
Population	12 [1]
OS grid reference	SD833940
Civil parish	High Abbotside
District	Richmondshire
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hawes
Postcode district	DL8
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Richmond
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.341°N 2.260°W / 54.341; -2.260

The place name is thought to be derived from the Old Norse kotar, meaning "huts".[3]

An Iron Age sword, with bronze scabbard, was found in Cotterdale, and is now in the British Museum.[4]

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Media related to Cotterdale, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons