Middleham's a small market town within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales, on the north-facing side of the valley just above the junction of the River Ure and River Cover. There's been a settlement there since Roman Britain It was recorded in the Doomsday Book as "Medelai". Middleham's twinned with the northern French town of Agincourt. History The first known settlement at Middleham was during the Roman Era. The IXth Legion of… (More on Middleham)