Pickering

Pickering is a market and agricultural town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, with the North York Moors rising behind. The town slumped from 1965 when it lost its railway, but this helped preserve its historic centre.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pickering Castle and Beck Isle Museum.

Pickering Castle

Castle

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Pickering Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England.

Beck Isle Museum

Museum

Photo: Geoff King, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life is a social history…

Pickering railway station

Railway station

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Pickering railway station is the southern terminus…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornton-le-Dale and Middleton.

Thornton-le-Dale

Village

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Thornton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish… Thornton-le-Dale is situated 2 miles southeast of Pickering.

Middleton

Village

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Middleton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

Pickering

Type: Locality
Location: Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2486° or 54° 14′ 55″ north

Longitude

-0.7741° or 0° 46′ 27″ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

9C6X66XG+C9

GeoNames ID

7300811

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