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Gawthrop village, Dentdale
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SEDBERGH
Postcode district LA10
Dialling code 015396
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54°16′52″N2°28′23″W / 54.281°N 2.473°W / 54.281; -2.473 Coordinates: 54°16′52″N2°28′23″W / 54.281°N 2.473°W / 54.281; -2.473

Gawthrop is a hamlet in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is near the River Dee and the village of Dent.

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