Bishop Wilton Wold
Bishop Wilton Wold is the highest point of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The summit, known as Garrowby Hill, lies about five miles north of Pocklington.Photo: Paul Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 814 feet
- Description: hill in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Garrowby Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Painsthorpe Abbey and Beckhead Plantation.
Painsthorpe Abbey
Residential area
Painsthorpe Abbey was a short-lived monastery of the Anglican Order of St. Benedict. It was established in 1902 at Painsthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire by Aelred Carlyle, a friend of Charles Chapman Grafton, Episcopal Bishop of Fond du Lac and an inspiration for Alfred Hope Patten.
Beckhead Plantation
Nature reserve
Beckhead Plantation is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and nature reserve in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located close to the village of Great Givendale on the Yorkshire Wolds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Painsthorpe and Uncleby.
Painsthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Scott Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Painsthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located about 1 mile east of the village of Kirby Underdale, the area is remote – the nearest settlement of any size is the small town of Pocklington some 5 miles to the south.
Uncleby
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uncleby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale. It is situated approximately 6.5 miles north of Pocklington.
Garrowby
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garrowby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles north of Pocklington town centre. It lies to the north of the A166 road and forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale.
Bishop Wilton Wold
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Kirby Underdale, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.00267° or 54° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.74775° or 0° 44′ 52″ westElevation
814 feet (248 metres)Open location code
9C6X2732+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1507527856OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Bishop Wilton Wold” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bishop Wilton Wold”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bishop Wilton Wold”
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