Flaxby
Flaxby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A1 motorway and 2 miles east of Knaresborough. Flaxby was once part of the wapentake of Claro.Places of Interest
Highlights include Allerton Castle and St Mary’s Church.
Allerton Castle
Manor estate
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Allerton Castle, also known as Allerton Park, is a Grade I listed nineteenth-century Gothic or Victorian Gothic house at Allerton Mauleverer in North Yorkshire, England.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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St Mary's Church is the parish church of Goldsborough, a village near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, in England. The church appears to have first been built in the 12th century, from which period survive the south door and perhaps some walling at the ends of the nave.
Allerton Waste Recovery Park
Power station
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Allerton Waste Recovery Park is a waste recovery and incineration site located on a former quarry at Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough, England. It is operated by AmeyCespa on behalf of North Yorkshire Council and City of York Council, the site is capable of handling 320,000 tonnes of household waste per year.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knaresborough and Coneythorpe.
Knaresborough
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Knaresborough is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire. It's four miles east of Harrogate, and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.
Coneythorpe
Hamlet
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Coneythorpe is a village in the civil parish of Coneythorpe and Clareton, in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated less than 1 mile west from the A1 motorway.
Flaxby
- Type: Locality
- Location: Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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