Thornton in Lonsdale
Thornton in Lonsdale is a locality in Craven District, North Yorkshire, England. Thornton in Lonsdale is situated nearby to the locality Raven Ray, as well as near Swilla Glen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gragareth and Rowten Pot.
Gragareth
Peak
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Gragareth is a mountain straddling the border between Lancashire and North Yorkshire in England. At 627 metres, its summit is the second-highest point in the post-1974 county of Lancashire.
Rowten Pot
Cave
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Rowten Pot is one of several entrances into the 27-kilometre long cave system that drains Kingsdale in North Yorkshire, England. Its entrance is a shaft some 27 metres long, 10 metres wide, and at the southern end 72 metres deep.
Simpson Pot
Cave
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Named after Eli Simpson, Simpson Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It leads into Swinsto Cave and thence into Kingsdale Master Cave, and it is popular with cavers as it is possible to descend it by abseiling down the pitches, retrieving the rope each time, and exiting through Valley Entrance of Kingsdale Master Cave at the base of the hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ingleton and Chapel-le-Dale.
Ingleton
Village
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Ingleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is 17 miles from Kendal and 17 miles from Lancaster on the western side of the Pennines. Ingleton is situated 2½ miles south of Thornton in Lonsdale.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Chapel-le-Dale is situated 2½ miles east of Thornton in Lonsdale.
Masongill
Hamlet
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Masongill is a small community on the western edge of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village, in the Yorkshire Dales, lies near the border of Lancashire to the west, and the nearby hamlet of Ireby. Masongill is situated 2 miles southwest of Thornton in Lonsdale.
Thornton in Lonsdale
- Type: Locality
- Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.187° or 54° 11′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.4673° or 2° 28′ 2″ westElevation
1,024 feet (312 metres)Open location code
9C6V5GPM+Q3GeoNames ID
7291827
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