Wensley
Wensley is a locality in Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England. Wensley is situated nearby to the village Preston-under-Scar, as well as near the town Leyburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
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Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar
Church
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St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley.
St Matthew’s Church
Church
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The church of St Matthew Leyburn is the parish church for Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. It is just to the south-east of Leyburn town centre and on the northern side of the A684 road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leyburn and Middleham.
Leyburn
Town
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Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream.
Middleham
Town
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Middleham is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover. Middleham is situated 3 miles southeast of Wensley.
Wensley
Village
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Wensley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a few homes and holiday cottage, an inn, a pub and a historic church.
Wensley
- Type: Locality
- Location: Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3028° or 54° 18′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.8689° or 1° 52′ 8″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
9C6W843J+4CGeoNames ID
7291613
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