Sleights
Sleights is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Located in the Esk Valley to the south-west of Whitby, the village is part of the civil parish of Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sleights railway station and St John’s Church, Sleights.
Sleights railway station
Railway station
Sleights is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 2 miles 78 chains south-west of Whitby, serves the villages of Briggswath and Sleights in North Yorkshire, England.
St John’s Church, Sleights
Church
St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The mediaeval St John's Chapel, Sleights, was replaced by a new building, further down the hill, in 1767.
All Saints’ Church, Ugglebarnby
Church
All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Ugglebarnby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel was constructed in Ugglebarnby in the 12th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briggswath and Ugglebarnby.
Briggswath
Village
Briggswath is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Esk, upstream of Ruswarp, and opposite Sleights, which is on the south bank.
Ruswarp
Village
Ruswarp is a village in the civil parish of Whitby, in North Yorkshire, England. It is around 1.8 miles from Whitby, at the junction of the B1410 and B1416 roads, on the River Esk and the Esk Valley Line, with trains stopping at Ruswarp railway station. Ruswarp is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sleights.
Sleights
- Type: Village with 1,970 residents
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, England
- Category: locality
- Location: Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.45717° or 54° 27′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.66233° or 0° 39′ 44″ west
Population
1,970
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
Open location code
9C6XF84Q+V3
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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