Towton

Towton is a small village and civil parish in the county of , England. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.
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  • Type: Village with 214 residents
  • Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Towton, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dacre’s Cross and Ulleskelf railway station.

Wayside cross
Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
Dacre's Cross, also known as Towton Cross…

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
in , , England, is 8.75 miles south of . is situated 2 miles east of Towton.

Railway station
Photo: John Armitstead, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of , in , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Towton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stutton and Kirkby Wharfe.

Hamlet
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is a small village in the county…

Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village 1.9 miles south of , in , England. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Towton.

Village
is a village in the civil parish of with… is situated 2 miles south of Towton.

Towton

Latitude
53.84983° or 53° 50′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.26347° or 1° 15′ 49″ west
Population
214
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C5WRPXP+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1506611358
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635584
Wiki­data ID
Q1847094
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Towton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “توتون”
  • Catalan: “Towton”
  • Cebuano: “Towton (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Towton”
  • Chinese: “陶頓”
  • Chinese: “陶顿”
  • Dutch: “Towton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “توتون”
  • French: “Towton”
  • Irish: “Towton”
  • Italian: “Towton”
  • Ladin: “Towton”
  • Macedonian: “Таутон”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Towton”
  • Norwegian: “Towton”
  • Persian: “تاوتون”
  • Polish: “Towton”
  • Portuguese: “Towton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تاوتون”
  • Swedish: “Towton (parish)”
  • Swedish: “Towton”
  • Turkish: “Towton”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bloody Meadow and Grimston Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Towton Bridge and Bar Plantation.

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