Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church
Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church is a castle in Drax, Selby District, England. Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church is situated nearby to St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax, as well as near Read School.- Type: Castle
- Description: moated site in Drax, Selby, England, UK
- Also known as: “Drax Castle Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax and Read School.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
Church
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St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was founded during the reign of Henry I of England by William Paynel, who also founded Drax Priory. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax is situated 1,200 feet north of Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
Read School
School
Read School, Drax is a boarding, day, and independent school, based in the rural village of Drax, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Formerly a boys' school, it became co-educational in 1991. Read School is situated 2,300 feet north of Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
Drax Power Station
Power station
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Drax power station is a large biomass power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.6 GW capacity for biomass and had a 1.29 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021. Drax Power Station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Drax and East Cowick.
Long Drax
Hamlet
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Long Drax is a small hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles north-east of Drax. In 2011 it had a population of 125. Long Drax is situated 1½ miles north of Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
East Cowick
Village
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East Cowick is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 1.5 miles east of Snaith. It lies on the A1041 road and just north of the M62 motorway. East Cowick is situated 3 miles south of Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
Snaith
Town
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Snaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Snaith is administered by the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority and, since the 2024 general election, forms part of the Goole and Pocklington constituency. Snaith is situated 3 miles southwest of Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church
- Categories: moated site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Drax, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Drax Castle Hill”
- Swedish: “Drax Castle Hill”
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