Laxton
Laxton is a locality in East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England. Laxton is situated nearby to the village Saltmarshe, as well as near the hamlet Cotness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saltmarshe railway station and Church of St Mary Magdalene, Whitgift.
Saltmarshe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltmarshe railway station is a railway station on the Hull and Doncaster Branch between Goole and Gilberdyke stations. It serves the village of Laxton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Whitgift
Church
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is an Anglican church in the hamlet of Whitgift, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The church is noted for its clock which displays the number 13 in Roman numerals in what should be the 12 o'clock position – the only one in Britain to do so.
Whitgift Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitgift is a small linear village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twin Rivers, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 4 miles east of Goole. Whitgift Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Laxton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goole and Skelton.
Goole
Town
Photo: David Locke, CC BY 2.0.
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. Goole is situated 3 miles west of Laxton.
Skelton
Village
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpin, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and a linear settlement on the east bank of the River Ouse.
Howden
Town
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howden is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62, on the A614 road about 16 miles south-east of York and 3 miles north of Goole, which lies across the River Ouse. Howden is situated 3½ miles northwest of Laxton.
Laxton
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.7158° or 53° 42′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.8019° or 0° 48′ 7″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C5XP58X+86GeoNames ID
7295060
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