What is Wensleydale cheese?
'''Wensleydale''' is a sort of cheese originally produced in [[Wensleydale]], [[North Yorkshire]]. It is now mostly made in large commercial [[Creamery|creameries]] in England. It was started by French [[Cistercian]] monks who had settled in northern England. Local farmers carried on making it after the [[monastery]] was [[Dissolution of the monasteries|dissolved]] in 1540. Wensleydale cheese was made more popular by the ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Charles|date=2020-09-27|title=How Wallace and Gromit shaped the future of a classic Yorkshire cheese|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/how-surprise-christmas-present-wallace-18921266|access-date=2023-05-20|website=YorkshireLive|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:English cheeses]] [[Category:North Yorkshire]]