Birstwith

Birstwith is a village and civil parish in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Nidd. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 756 and increased to 868 based on the 2011 Census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Menwith Hill and Felliscliffe Chapel of Ease.

RAF Menwith Hill

Military installation

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Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States.

Felliscliffe Chapel of Ease

Church

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Felliscliffe Chapel of Ease is a church.

St Thomas a Becket’s Church, Hampsthwaite

Church

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St Thomas a Becket's Church is the parish church of Hampsthwaite, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Numerous Saxon and Norman graveslabs have been found in the vicinity of the church, suggesting there was an early church building here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killinghall and Hartwith cum Winsley.

Killinghall

Village

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Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132. The village is situated approximately 3 miles north of Harrogate, extending south from the bridges on the A61 road over the River Nidd. Killinghall is situated 3½ miles east of Birstwith.

Hartwith cum Winsley

Hamlet

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Hartwith cum Winsley is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically it was a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard in the West Riding of Yorkshire, a detached part of that parish. Hartwith cum Winsley is situated 2 miles northwest of Birstwith.

Birstwith

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

54.0226° or 54° 1′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.6513° or 1° 39′ 5″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

9C6W28FX+2F

GeoNames ID

7302020

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