North Lees

North Lees is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1.9 miles north of Ripon on the A6108 road. The village is just south of Lightwater Valley and is served by a bus service four times a day between Ripon and Leyburn.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ripon Cathedral and Lightwater Valley.

Ripon Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Ripon Cathedral is situated 2 miles southeast of North Lees.

Lightwater Valley

Theme park

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Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park is an adventure park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park was once home to the longest roller coaster in the world, The Ultimate. Lightwater Valley is situated 1½ miles northwest of North Lees.

Workhouse Museum

Museum

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The Workhouse Museum is a museum in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1776, William Aislabie donated a house known as "Old Hall" for the use of the poor of Ripon. Workhouse Museum is situated 1½ miles southeast of North Lees.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutton Grange and Ure Bank.

Sutton Grange

Hamlet

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sutton Grange is a hamlet in the civil parish of North Stainley with Sleningford, in North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles north west of Ripon.

Ure Bank

Neighborhood

Ure Bank is a suburb of the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. It developed as a small settlement in the nineteenth century before being officially included as part of the city in the early years of the 20th century, and is located 1 mile north of Ripon city centre, across the River Ure.

North Lees

Type: Tower
Description: hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Category: hamlet
Location: North Stainley with Sleningford, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.15824° or 54° 9′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.53904° or 1° 32′ 21″ west

Elevation

174 feet (53 metres)

Open location code

9C6W5F56+79

GeoNames ID

6288304

Wikidata ID

Q7055934

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“North Lees” goes by many names.

Dutch: “North Lees”
French: “North Lees”
Irish: “North Lees”
Polish: “North Lees”

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