Norton Tower
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church, Rylstone and Sharp Haw.
St Peter’s Church, Rylstone
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is in the village of Rylstone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. St Peter’s Church, Rylstone is situated 1¼ miles north of Norton Tower.
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.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Hetton and Flasby.
Hetton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Cracoe
Village
Cracoe is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Rylstone and about 6 miles south-west of Grassington. Cracoe is situated 2 miles north of Norton Tower.
Norton Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Rylstone, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Rylstone, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00929° or 54° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.03799° or 2° 2′ 17″ westElevation
892 feet (272 metres)Open location code
9C6V2X56+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 702373991OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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