Leyburn
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Leyburn railway station and Holy Trinity Church.
Leyburn railway station
Railway station
Leyburn railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway, a seasonal, heritage service and serves the town of Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. During the summer months it is served by at least three trains per day; at other times of the year the service is mainly at weekends and public holidays.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
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 Matthew’s Church
Church
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 Middleham and Wensley.
Middleham
Town
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 2½ miles southeast of Leyburn.
Wensley
Village
Wensley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a few homes and holiday cottages, an inn, a pub and a historic church.
Leyburn
- Type: Locality
- Location: Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3166° or 54° 18′ 60″ north
Longitude
-1.8448° or 1° 50′ 41″ west
Elevation
837 feet (255 metres)
Open location code
9C6W8584+J3
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