Whixley
Whixley is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A1 motorway and 10 miles west of York. The ancient village of Whixley lies on Rudgate, the old Roman road along which the Roman “Hispania” Legion would have marched to nearby Isurium.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cattal railway station and Church of the Ascension.
Cattal railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattal is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station, situated 10+1⁄2 miles west of York, serves the village of Cattal in North Yorkshire, England.
Church of the Ascension
Church
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Ascension is an Anglican church in the village of Whixley, North Yorkshire, England. Whilst the Domesday Book entry for Whixley mentions the presence of a church, the main fabric of the existing church dates to the 14th century.
Hammerton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hammerton is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station, situated 8+3⁄4 miles west of York, serves the villages of Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton in North Yorkshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Ouseburn and Little Ouseburn.
Great Ouseburn
Village
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Great Ouseburn is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 4 miles south-east of Boroughbridge. The village of Aldwark is to the north-east. It had a population of 598 according to the 2011 census. Great Ouseburn is situated 2½ miles north of Whixley.
Little Ouseburn
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Ouseburn is a small village and civil parish in the county and unitary authority area of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the A1 motorway and 6 miles south-east of Boroughbridge.
Whixley
- Type: Locality
- Location: Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.0153° or 54° 0′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.3214° or 1° 19′ 17″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C6W2M8H+4FGeoNames ID
7291644
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