Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill

Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill is a castle in Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, England. Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Towthorpe, as well as near the village Strensall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Strensall Common and Holy Trinity.

Strensall Common

Heath

Strensall Common is 1,430 acres of common land to the east of the village of Strensall, in the City of York, England. The land is recognised as an SSSI and a Special Area of Conservation, with much of it being owned and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, which has a rifle range on its southern edge. Strensall Common is situated 1¼ miles north of Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill.

Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holy Trinity is a church, which is situated 1½ miles south of Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill.

Queen Elizabeth Barracks

Military installation

Photo: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a British Army installation in Strensall, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in the 1880s, and since 2016, it has been under threat of closure, but was reprieved in 2024. Queen Elizabeth Barracks is situated 1½ miles west of Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stockton-on-the-Forest and Towthorpe.

Stockton-on-the-Forest

Village

Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stockton-on-the-Forest is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England.

Towthorpe

Hamlet

Photo: Stuart and Fiona Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Towthorpe is a hamlet in Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 5 miles north of York. Towthorpe is situated 2 miles west of Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill.

Strensall

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. Strensall is situated 2 miles northwest of Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill.

Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.01745° or 54° 1′ 3″ north

Longitude

-0.9988° or 0° 59′ 56″ west

Elevation

59 feet (18 metres)

Open location code

9C6X2282+XF

GeoNames ID

6287967

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