Economy and Amenites
Income now comes from a range of sources: the schools are the main employer in the town, but Sedbergh has become England's book town (see Hay-on-Wye and Wigtown) with independent bookshops and dealers who operate from the Dales and Lakes Book Centre. It is now possible that the turnover of small to medium manufacturing and wholesale companies matches or exceeds that of the schools - a growing feature of the economy. Other major sources of income are farming, retail and tourism. It is hoped that tourism will increase after the efforts of Sedbergh to find a twin town were featured in a BBC documentary, The Town That Wants A Twin during January 2005 (the winning town despite rumours of a rigged election was Zreče in north eastern Slovenia).
The town golf club is located at Catholes-Abbott Holme.
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