Foxholes

Foxholes is a village in North Yorkshire, England, part of the civil parish of Foxholes with Butterwick. It lies where the B1249 road crosses the Great Wold Valley, 9 miles south from Scarborough, 11 miles north-west from Bridlington, and 7 miles north-east from Sledmere.

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Type: Village with 257 residents
Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Also known as: “Foxholes, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Nicholas’ Church, Butterwick and The Anvil Arms Public House And Cottage Adjoining To Left.

St Nicholas’ Church, Butterwick

Church

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St Nicholas' Church is an Anglican church in Butterwick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was first mentioned in about 1130, at which time it was a chapel of ease of St Mary's Church, Foxholes. St Nicholas’ Church, Butterwick is situated 1½ miles southwest of Foxholes.

The Anvil Arms Public House And Cottage Adjoining To Left

Pub

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The Anvil Arms Public House And Cottage Adjoining To Left is situated 2 miles east of Foxholes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Butterwick and Wold Newton.

Butterwick

Hamlet

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Butterwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foxholes (1.75 miles to the east, near the village of Weaverthorpe, in North Yorkshire, England. Butterwick is situated 1½ miles southwest of Foxholes.

Wold Newton

Village

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Wold Newton is a small Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles south of Scarborough and 9 miles north-west of Bridlington. Wold Newton is situated 2 miles east of Foxholes.