Norton Tower
Norton Tower is a tower in Rylstone, Craven District, England. Norton Tower is situated nearby to the village Rylstone, as well as near Hetton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norton Tower and Sharp Haw.
Norton Tower
Archaeological site
Norton Tower is a ruined building near Rylstone, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a hunting lodge with space for banqueting, probably in about 1540.
Sharp Haw
Peak
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sharp Haw is a hill on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, located just within the National Park. Being the last outpost of the hills before the broad Aire valley, and with a sharp summit from many angles, it is prominent and easily recognisable from much of the area to the south. Sharp Haw is situated 1½ miles southwest of Norton Tower.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
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Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m. Embsay Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Norton Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rylstone and Hetton.
Rylstone
Village
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Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington.
Hetton
Village
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Hetton is a small Dales village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 5.75 miles north of Skipton by the B6265 road.
Flasby
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. Flasby is situated 2 miles west of Norton Tower.
Norton Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Rylstone, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00993° or 54° 0′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.03812° or 2° 2′ 17″ westElevation
892 feet (272 metres)Open location code
9C6V2X56+XQGeoNames ID
6288300
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