Westow

Westow is a village and civil parish in , England. Westow is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 3 miles from the A64 road linking to the East Coast, 5 miles west of the town of , and 15 miles east of the city of .
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  • Type: Village with 329 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Westow, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blacksmiths Arms and Kirkham Priory.

Pub
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The is a historic pub on Main Street in Westow, a village in , England. The building was constructed in the late 18th century, as two houses.

Monastery
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The ruins of are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at , , . The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby , who also built .

Church
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St Michael's Church is the parish church of , a village in England. The earliest parts of the current church date from the late 11th century, and consist of part of the north and south walls of the nave, along with the chancel arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Firby and Kirkham.

Hamlet
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is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in , England, 4 miles south west of . was historically a township in the parish of Westow in the .

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in , England, close to , situated in the Howardian Hills alongside the River Derwent, and is notable for the nearby ruins of , an Augustinian establishment.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is near the River Derwent and 6 miles south-west of . The population as of the 2011 census was less than 100.

Westow

Latitude
54.07765° or 54° 4′ 40″ north
Longitude
-0.84761° or 0° 50′ 51″ west
Population
329
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Open location code
9C6X35H2+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 244763440
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634297
Wiki­data ID
Q985729
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Westow” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Westow”
  • Cebuano: “Westow”
  • Chinese: “韦斯托”
  • Dutch: “Westow”
  • French: “Westow”
  • German: “Westow”
  • Irish: “Westow”
  • Ladin: “Westow”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Wīstōw”
  • Polish: “Westow”
  • Russian: “Уэстоу”
  • Swedish: “Westow”
  • Turkish: “Westow”

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